WAKAPUAKA.

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 October 1905, Page 1

WAKAPUAKA.

THE FARMERS *'. UNION-* .- .■-■■ <-tr> »» A mealing of the jlopal branch of the Farmers' Union; was field last | Saturday evening, theijoi JteSng a . fair atcenaaaifij'' pf jm^mpers pre-, sent. Mi- MorrisonTpresdded. - —4 Mr O. J. Ruffell (gave, q. report j •;>f foil*, incss fransaetjcd' ai" a. '.meet- ; ng of the Prov,inci4l Executive. A I hearty vot? of thanks was accord- ' ?-d Mr Huff-ell for his xoporf, and . also for the trdubl-e he had 'taken*"." ua* ueveral matters in c&nn«kk*n•vith tho branch and the Union generally. It. was unanimously resolved ■"That in view cf fchie fact that the, prica of the New ZtcsUand fnrniers'-" rrodUcts are ruled by xhe ma-rljets • of the world, where low wa-ges andlofc**-; hours outoin, < thSs branch^ considers t-hSa-t it would be inju- ; dicious on- the part of the Government, and detrimental ta the .inlorests of the. colony, to impose a, ituy on any agricultural ample- ' ments now admitted free." It was resolved to t'orwai d a copy of -tuis resolution to Messrs Graham aixd McKenzie, M.'sH.R. -„■ Thp- question of obtaining out- ; standing subscriptions was consu'd- ( ered, and it was resolAiod that Mr ! Huffotl be appointed to eaii.V'as.s ':-h-c : iisirict to collect su'jseripUons. nnd obtain new me.irihors if possible. The Bam&indcr of the meet-in*-; was occupied in discussing- -matters — ra** ■"-onnocrtilon with the co-min 1 ? "goner-, a. election, etc., nnd the date of h.' next mctin-j was (ixi'd.