FARMERS DIFFER

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11168, 25 March 1922, Page 2

FARMERS DIFFER

MORTGAGOR AND .MORTGAGEE.i WHOSE THE HARDSHIP? Considerable difference of opinion was manifested at the meeting of the' Domin ion Executive of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union when the following remit from the Southern Hawke’s Bav Province came up for discussion; — “That the executive i consider the hardship at present existing b.y original owners, having to take back their farms, when the present holders find themselves unable to carry on. In many eases the vendors have not received, for some time, the interest' duo to them, arid even in Home instanes have lielpd the holders financially, so that tliev can hang on a wihlo. Before the farm can be passed over to the original owner, he has lo find the stamp duty. etc., just as if be were making a purchase in the ordinary way.”

Several members contended that the' hardship, was 1 suffered b.y the man who lost the land not on the man who Rot a large slim clown and shortly afterwards got the land back as Well. - Captain Cotbcck declared that "to turn down the remit would damn the union.’’ Finally, on the motion of Mr W. B. Mntthieson (Ekotaliunn), a resolution Was passed, with one or two dissentients: — ‘‘That thin executive considers that very great hardships occur in these cases; hut it recognises that the chief hardship generally falls on the 'man who goes out, and it does not sec sufficient reason to a.sk for an alteration of the law.”

Captain Col beck: I think it is the most cruel thins: you liave clone for many a long* day! Mr Thixfiojci: It Is a slap In the factfor those who sent In the remit.TV avn*« also decideVl fihbt the secretary should obtain from (lie department a clenr statement ft* to the powers of the romnnssioncr in regard to remitting the dulie*.