WANTS OF FARMERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19510, 14 December 1926, Page 13

WANTS OF FARMERS.

[ WOOL AND MEAT TRADES. RESOLUTIONS AT GISBORNE. [ISV TELEGRAM!.-!—PRESS AS!IOCUTJ.)N. 3 GIBBOENII, Monday. A well-attended meeting: of farmers passed a resolution favouring the sotting up of a wool board to reduce the cost of marketing, control sales employ valuers of wool in New Zedaqd, , Resolutions favouring the adoption of a different system for the election . of the Meat Board and the prohibition of overseas companies owning freezing works in New Zealand, were carried unanimously. The Minister of Lands, who was present, said that without expressing any personal opinion of the merits-o£ the proposal for a wool hoard he considered the opinions of the majority of tho farmers should rule. Regarding meat, he was sure that co-operative marketing was coming, but this must grow gradually and' any attempt to rush things would end in disaster. They should remember that the Government could only go as far as the public would; allow it. '' . > "'/* ,/i TEE MENACE OF "BIDDY-BIDDY," GRANT FOR RESEARCH URGED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS association.] MARION, Monday. A represcnative , meeting of sheepfarmers in the Huntervilio district oil Saturday resolved that, in view of tho fact that a large sum has been mad* available by the British Government toward assisting Empire production, a most serious menace to which in New Zealand is "biddy-biddy" (or hutuwai) in wool:, a committee be set up to further the claims of 'the Dominion toward obtaining a grant from this fund, with the object of. research work to tfrjiclicMte tho weed, ilutuwai presents a serious problem to farmers in this district. >