SECOND EDITION MEAT TRADE MENACE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1919, Page 1

SECOND EDITION MEAT TRADE MENACE.

(United Dress Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The operations ot the .Meat Trust were discussed at the Wellington Farmers’ Conference to-day. Mr. T. Benton (Featherston) moved : “That the Government be requested to take father steps to prevent the Moat Trust operating in this Dominion. M He stressed the danger of allowing the Trust to secure a firm footing in New Zealand. Mr. Hugh Morrison, in seconding the motion, said they were now called upon to fight an autocratic commercial combine. If the Trust was giving high prices for fjoc-k now, it was only a move to secure control, and later it would pay what it liked, and not what idle ( farmer -wanted. Mr. ,G. C. Jackson said the Trust was already operating in New Zeldand. Other speakers agreed that the only remedy was co-operation. The* President (Mr. G. L. Marshall] outlined the recent legislation . placed on the statute Book with the object of controlling the Trust by giving the Minister discretion in the granting of export licenses to freezing companies. Were those means sufficient? He thought it was unsatisfactory that full and absolute power was given to one Minister* and control at the other end was essential. Mr. W. J. Birch’s suggestion that the motion was amended to read “That the Government be requested to take all possible steps to prevent the Meat Trua* operating in this Dominion and itt the distribution ,of the Dominion’s products in Great Britain.” The motion, as amended, was agreed to. . The Conference also adopted the/fallowing motion by Mr C. C. Beadter:on)“That the Govemment/be -requested to publish the names oL represent ntives of the Meat Trust, ’ .Mw t-be names under which the Meat Trust wail operating in New Zeal-rd.” A motion from Featherston was also agreed to. It i;eads: “That with a vieyr to preventing agents of the Meat‘Trust# ... operating in dairy /produce in this Dominion. 'the Conference urges the National Dairy Association to advise all Dairy Companies to consign their produce to the Home markets, and arrange for their own means of distribution, there.” . , . It was stated that the National Dairy Association had already taken tip the mutter. , .‘..T;.,--. RETURNED SOLDIERS* ASSOCIA» TION. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Returned Soldiers’ Conference . this morning it was decidedthe question of the basis of representation at the Conference to the- Organisation Committee. v r . ; ij An Auckland remit to admif. any person who had worn the Kings uniform during ihe war as an Association member of the Association was reject--6\ Wellington remit that members of the Samoan advance party be eligible for membership was unanimously adopted. It was decided that the Conference, should give no decision regarding tha eligibility of Red Cross, \ .M.C.A. and V.A.D. workers lor membership. A discussion took place re the., soldiers’ journal, Quick March. It was resolved to set up a committee to connider ways and means to improve tiiU circulation and report to the Conference. , _ . '■; f :;T DANGEROUS RAILWAY CROSSINa CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A collision between a motor ’bus and a stock train returning to Christchurch occurred last night at Strait railway crossing at Kaiapoi. . Thc‘ driver qf the ’bus had no intimation of the approaching train until just before it reached' the crossingswerved and struck the rear portion -of .. the train, the ’bus being extensively damaged. No passengers were on the 'tins and the driver, H. Miles, escaped without injury. “ . The Kaiapoi Borough Council recently drew the attention of the Railway Department to the dangerous nature of the crossing. man missing. GREYMOUTH, This Day. Parick Connors is missing from Granville. He left for work, ou HslpSIJ 8 farm on Sunday.. His horse late in the afternoon. The river «as in high flood, and the worst is feared. AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. ‘J'CI (Rec. May 27, 10.16 a.m.).’ ■ (Delayed.) LONDON, May 15. Dehen Hire holdei's in. the Auckland Elect tie Tramways passed a resolution assenting to -the sale to the Auck.find Corporation. N.S.W. ALLIANCE. . (Rec. 11.16 a.m.) SYDNST, This Day.. ' The annual meeting of the New.: S&ntk Wales Alliance passed a resolution that no measure of liquor reform will be satisfactory wh : oh provides compensation .for the liquor trade. -