FARMERS UNION

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13329, 31 July 1915, Page 8

FARMERS UNION

EEMIT3 AT YESTEBDAX'S CON

I'EBENOE.

(Per Press Association)

WELLINGTON, July,3o,

. At the Farmers' Union Conference to-day remits carried included the following:— i ' '

Government Conferences,

"That in all future Government conferences on matters vitally. affecting the farmers' interests, : the.Farmers' Union should be requested to send representatives (Wellington)." Freezing Problems,

"That the freezing Companies ho circularised, asking them to reconsider the (i per cent, allowance lor cooling and (2) to assist the farmers' Union in securing the abolition in Loudon of the allowance, of 21b a.u mutton and lib on lamb." • s. A Protest." On the motion of Mr J. Miller (llawkcs Bay) a .motion was -.curried protesting against the action of the. Government/in refusing to purchase sheep over 851bs. . ! Insuraiico of Eiriployoci , "That where an employee has injured his employee iii any reputable accident office in the joint names of inortagor and mortgagee, sub-section 4, land 5, section '-11, of- the Workers Com-, poiisution for, Accidents Act 1908, should not apply.'' Rooks and Crows Nuisance. "That in .cousequcii'cC'of the great' damage done to'crops by rooks/and ciows,- the. Government 'be approached with a, viowlo having the protection ; li'inoved if the local bodies think lit." ' A National Register. Mr E. Maxwell v - (Taranaki) moved, "That it'is the opinion of the Conference tliat a Dominion register should be forthwith compiled, so that absolute knowledge as to our resources* men, etc. shall be immediately available."— The motion was carried unanimously. Purchase of Meat. • A motion was carried urging the Gov'' eminent-, that,;- if"' tho purchase of meat, weic continued next season, the meat be taken ,at au agreed upon price on the' hooks at the factories, and paid for within' 1 , one-mouth from the.date of killing,"

' Tlid flist Vietoila Vy-tlio tAustiahau fo\ecS nfttjio. Dardanelles, liiw bi ought with' it innosfiiribiiijil to' the bjstem of bayoiiot lighting which "was, inycutod by Captain MeUaglcn. T(Vccoulmg to "the lepwt "which wasipub. lithed ycste/day,'Lancc Corpoial Albeit Jaeka/who has'boeii'awai'ded tho V.C.,' I eceiVect the decoration* as a lesult of Ins having, killed seven/Pinks singlehanded, five with the lille Unci two with tho Jmjouct. LauceCoipoial Jacka was i memliei ot the Mam Expedition* ai j Poicc, being with the, Victonans, and he, was one of tho ongmal squad which icceivcd JJio Just lessons in tho McLaglcu system, at tho Victorian camp at Bioadincadows, Tins sjstcm of bajonet lighting has now been taught 111 all paits of the Empnc, l.ugc squads oi liistiuclois impaitiiig to the 1 counts Captain McLaglcu's inotlioilb. \

Since tho Aliens Commnsion was appointed to considei cubes whcie thcie was some doubt as to the nocossity foi the internment of peisous of Ooimau 01 Austnaii cvtiaction, sittings have been held at Now Plymouth, Hamilton, Whangaiei, and Taiimaiunui, On Thwsda\ the Comimssioneis—'Mossis John Robcits, C.MG, of Dunediu, Mi Gcoigc Elliot, ot Auckland, and Mi A D. Thomson, oi Wellington—bit 111 AVel lmgtou, and subsequently they will go on to New Plymouth, 1 There is am impicsbiou that the Coininissioncis go about the colon) investigating matters on their own initiati\c. This is not so If the police aic 111 doubt as to what should lie done in any case whme tho internment oi an alien is suggested, the mattci is 1 cloned to the I Commission 01s, who sit at tho place most (onvcni cut to the town whcie [ho pcisous con ceiued live, examine witnesses, hear evidence ioi both sides, and then mako a rcpoit, which is forwaidcd to tho Ministci of Internal Afl'airs for his guidance.