FARMERS’ ORGANISATION

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1077, 25 July 1924, Page 4

FARMERS’ ORGANISATION

DESIRE FOR AMALGAMATION.

(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, July 24.

During the conference of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union to-day a delegation from the Dairy Farmers’ Union waited upon the conference and a resolution that the two unions should "get together” was adopted. Mss»rs P. J. Small, president of the Dominion Dairy Farmers’ Union, and B. Roberts, president of the Wairarapa branch of the Dairy Farmers’ Union, and John I. F on, Dominion treasurer, waited upon tile cornel ence.

“The desirability of such federation is file very keenly by our members,” stated the manifesto by the Dairy Farmers..’ On looking back over the past, we find scores of® able but futile elforts made by various individuals and organisations where a united attack, no doubt, _very often wouid have carried the day. This makes one feel that the farmers of New Zealand have not had the support and did_not receive that recognition which their economical position warranted and justified.”

After other discussion, Mr H. Atkins (Manawatu) moved: “That this conference approves of the idea of bringing together of all sections of producers and extends an invitation to representatives of the Dairy Farmers' Union to meet our executive in a round-table conference, with the object of bringing this desire about.” This was carried.