FARMERS' UNION.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2646, 15 May 1923, Page 2

FARMERS' UNION.

The 'Wellington Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union met in Feilding on Saturday, when there were present: Messrs K. W. Dalrymple (chairman), G. L, Marshall, W. L. Grice, A. Stuart, A. Campbell, O. McElroy, L. Ej Weston, N. D. Carson, A. Kidd and J. Bradley.

A discusison took place regarding the Meat Control Board, and Mr Jessep's refusal to explain, at the Dairy Farmers' Union Conference, why the compulsory provisions were not put into operation. The executive approved of the action of Mr Jessep and passed a motion lo the fe'Seec that to publish the full details of the Board's operations at the present time would be inadvisable.

The Dominion Secretary wrote slating that lie was prepared to report on railway anomalies, and asked for particulars.—lt was decided' to forward the request to all branches. Some discussion took place regarding herd-testing. Mr Dalrymple said he thought the question of testing and thus culling out the herds and increasing the average output, was a very important one from the point of view of the.butter factories, a motion was carried that the dairy factories bo recommended to encourage herd testing. The executive supported a Ti nit to the Dominion Conference protesting against the action of the Railway Department in carrying ballast from the Manawatu River at Longburn to Kakariki, as this ballast carried th:-. seed of goat's rue. Mr Marshall referred to the fact that money invested in broad acres wii!) liable to taxation up to 7/4 in the £. while money invested with local bodies was limited to a maximum of 2/6 in the £ on taxation. The effect was that it was very hard to get money invested :n land. He would like a letter sent to the Prime Minister asking that this discrimination against money invested in land, be rectified. He proposed: "That .Mr Massey be asked to have the preferense to lenders to local bodies removed, whereby the income tax on income derived from the money invested in local bodies is limited to 2/6 in the £. whereas the income tax on money invested on broad acres is up to 7/4 in the £l, and if not, what reason is there for not having it repealed." The motion was seconded by -Mr A. Stuart and carried.

Mr McElroy proposed a remit favouring voting papers for local body elections being set out as in Parliamentary elections. —Agreed to. A remit was adopted protesting against the present method of ascertaining the unimproved value of land. The remit was to the effect that land should be taxed on its producing value and not on its selling value.