NELSON PROVINCIAL FARMERS UNION

Nelson Evening Mail, 6 June 1916, Page 2

NELSON PROVINCIAL FARMERS UNION

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF .DELEGATES. The 15th annual conference of the Nelson Provincial Farmers' Union wtts held in the Oddfellows' Hall. .Richmond-, on Tuesday, May 30th. Th« following were present: "Messrs Walter Thorn (President). F. Wit it well (vice-president), G. Hlugonin, J. Jordan, li- O'Connor,' K. Goodall, Ivo Tunniclift'e, C. E. MacShane, Geo. Dodson, G. L. -Mead. R H'. Turner, W. Barker, and W. D. Hark-' ness. 'A'lessrs R. C. Withers and C Winter were excused trom attendance. The President then gave a resume of the work done during the past year. It was resolved t-hau a telegram; of sympathy be sent to Mr R. P. Hudson-,' M.P., On the death of his son. The balance-sheet, which was read- and adopted, .showed a small credit balauc-3. It was resolved (Messrs Hugohin—Taanieliffe) '-That branch secretaries'be notified, that all arrears' of. subscriptions areliable to levy." ~ Remits from" branches were then considered : , * Resolved (Me'ssVs Hugpnin—Jordan) That the Provincial Executive meet once at Tapawera and Takaka during this vear. v - . . * .Resolved (.Messrs Dodson—Mead) That the meeting at Tagawera be held in October, aitd atiTakaka in January or Feb-rua-ry,'the secretary to arrange dates of other meetings of' the Executive to be held' at Richmond. Resolved (Messrs Tunnicliffe —rOdead) That the Minister of Public Works oe asked for a new road over the Stanleyi Brook-Motu'eka Valley Hall* and that the memiber for the district be asked to. as-. -sist the delegate to the.Dominion Conference in placing the matter before the. Minister. E-esolved (-Messrs Whit-well-—Dodsoti) That the question of dealing with the small birds nuisance is one that can better be v dealt with, by the branches, each for its own locality,, and in the opinion of-this Conference, would not arise.; to .frequently if. there were not so .much .individual apathy among the farmers concerned.. , . - . . Resolved (Messrs Tunnicliffe—-T>od?on) That Air O'Connor obtain further ..information from the Commissioner of Crown •Lands re terms granted Jtq Crown tenants in the back country. Resolved. (Messrs CoodaH-r-Tunnic'liffe) That the Railway Department be asked to erect i\ weighbridge at-the Nelson Station. Resolved (Messrs Goodall—Dodson) Tihat- the Agricultural Jiepartment. be asked to sendan expert to -report on' the lime deposits of the district, with a -view to erecting lime, 'crashing- plants. Resolved; ('Messrs Tunniclift'e—-O'Con-nor) That the-Government be urged to enforce the .Jvoxious Weeds Act in:-agri--cultural districts. Re dividing the "T" '-cattle trucks onthe railwaj's. it was resolved (Messrs Tunniclift'e—Dodson)' That not having any trueki of this class in the- district, •we liave no recommendation to make. Resolved (Messrs Dodson—Tunnicliffe) That ! the delegate again approach the Government re the establishment, of an experimental farm at the Boys' Training Farm', Stoke. Resolved (Messrs Mead—Tunnicliffe) That the delegate interview the Minister of 'Public Works re repairing the bridge* on the YVa'ngapeka-Karamea track. ■ OFFICERS.. ' Officers for .the. year were appointed as follows :—-President. Mr Walter Thorn (reelected) : vice-president, Mr F. ..Wh.itwell (re-elected); treasurer, Mr W. -DHarkiiess (re-elected): auditor, Mr K. Coodall: Provincial "Exequtive, Messrs Ivo Tunniclift'e. R. H. Turner, G. Dodson. W. Jeffries, G. Winter, E. W. Frost. G-. D. 'Mead. .Alf..'Wilkinson. C. H-ugonin, iR. !M. "Field, C. E. MacShane. K. 'CJioodall. and J. Jordan ; delegate to Dominion Conference, Mr F. Wliitwc'll. Votes of thanks' to the President and vice-president brought the meeting t-p a close.