FARMERS’ UNION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10965, 29 July 1921, Page 9

FARMERS’ UNION

the anneal conference. SOME. OF YESTERDAY'S DECISIONS. . The annual conference of th e Nevr Zealand Farmers' Enron wns contimjed in Wellington yesterday. Mr G. w. Leadley.. x>resided. CUASTAL TRANSPORT. It was resolved—" That Government attention be drawn to the inadequacy of the coastal shipping service, ancl be roquested to assist farmers in every way possible with the transport of their produce for consumption, within Dominion, and that the New Zea and Farmers' Enron co-operate with Chambers of Commerce and other bodies working towards improvement to the ser'lce' foreign markets. It was decided—" That arrangements be made to ship our i:>roduce for sale m all foreign countries, payment to be made by means of such countries manufactures as are urgently required m this Dominion.” WOOLLEN GOODS. On the motion/ of/Mr J- G> Anderson (Pelorus) it was decided— <% That Go* vernment be asked to pass legislation to compel manufacturers of woollen goods to label virgin wool, when material is made of pure wool, 60 that the public will not' be deceived as at present and buy 'all wool' made of rags, for pure wool/' ARMOUR S AND VESTEY’S. Mr W. D. Lysnar .(Gisborne) moved ‘'That in the opinion of this conference the Government should take immediate and deflective etepti to absolutely stop the trust and big combines from directly or indirectly buying or controlling any freeziiig works in New Zealand, or .operating in any way with our produce, and in particular to stop Armour and Co. and Vestey Eros., and tho latter’s various organisations from operating in New Zealand in any manner howsoever In* connection with our freeing industry.” Mr Lysnar said the Government had taken a stand agains.t Armour, but «o far had taken no stand against Vestey’s. However, subsidiary companies were operating in various parts of New Zealand on hehalf of Vestey’s, and a move against them should hp made. The farmers would do no go9d so long as the combines were working in the country. Mr G. W. Leadley (president) said he wanted to refer to the utter insincerity of the Government in this matter. The Government had given Armour’s the right to export meat to America. If they were convinced Armour’s were a danger they should prevent them from doing business at all. If they were prepared to allow them to buy meat; and ship it to America they should not interfere with at all. He hacWhad one dealing with 'Armours, and that had been satisfactory to him and above board. That firm had been almost a city of refuge to the farmers in his district these times of stress. When New Zealand firms were forcing down the price of stock. Armour’s the prices to go up again. He could not see why men should be so terribly? afraid of Armoui*«. Mr Lvsnar’s motion was carried.