Compulsory Unionism Needed By Farmers

Northern Advocate, 11 May 1939, Page 13

Compulsory Unionism Needed By Farmers

[Special to “Northern Advocate ”] KAITAIA, This Day.

Compulsory unionism for farmers was again mentioned at the meeting of the Kaitaia branch of the Farmers’ Union,

Mr J. C. Marsh reporting to his own union on the sub-provincial conferference of the Farmers’ Union and the reception given a remit in favour ol membership of the union being made compulsory said that in other parts of New Zealand there was .a strong feeling in favour of compulsion and he quoted Mr Bremner of the Pahiatua union as having said that without compulsory unionism the farmers were like .a rabble armed with hatchets fighting a well-equipped army. Under compulsory unionism, quoted Mr Marsh, farmers would have to go to the Arbitration Court and would be given an opportunity of airing their views and cvplaining their problems.

Shutting The Door

! [.Special to “Northern Advocate ” 3 | AUCKLAND, This Day. j The chairman of the Auckland Hari hour Board. Mr W. B. Darlow. gave an j assurance yesterday that the Harbour ! Board would take immediate steps to 1 provide more adequate safety mcaj sures on the ramp at the Devonport j Vehicular Ferry Wharf. | Mr Darlow gave this assurance when ! the coroner’s comments at the Devon- | port drowning inquest were referred • to him. j “For a number of years the board S has been under the impression that the j facilities provided on the wharf were i quite adequate for the safety of the average motorist.

“In view of what lias happened, however, we realise that we must now

provide some extra precaution,” Mr Darlow said.