NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12737, 10 August 1903, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION

EAST TAIERI BRANCH. ; The adjourned annual meeting o£ mem-, bors of the East Taieri branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was .hold at' Mosgiel on Saturday evening, the president being in the chair. . .Tho following report was presented by tho secretary :—"Your committee has to report tint during the year it has 1 only hold ono meeting, and also a general meet-. ing to lirrahgo about fire insurance. The negotiations to 'the - insurance fell through, and now the union is asking tho Government to bring, in i> bill giving- tho union power to form a mutual insurances company. The membership of tho branch' has fallen veryconsiderably. The subscriptions' amounted to £7 2s, out of which we paid £1 12s to the provincial executive and £1 5s to the secretary, leaving .a credit balance, of £4 ss, out of-which ndver&ing expenees have to be>paid." : -■ : ! Tho report and balanco sheet were adopted, Mr '■ Walter _ BLiokie- was unanimously eleoted as president of tho branch for tho ensuing' yearj and 1 'Mr John H. Allan was re-elected secretary. The retirine members of committee were also re-elected, ' The SeoTotary of the Provincial Executivo wroto stating that the president (Mr H. Buckland) and the treasurer (Mr D. Reid) had consented to endeavour to addrces the branches throughout the provinoe. As the matters these gontlomen desired to bring before farmera wore of the most .weighty import, and vitally concerned the interests of all farmers, it was asked that the', question should bo dealt with without delay in order that arrangements-could be made for the . proposed. address at a suitable centre in tho ,distric't.r-The meeting waa voiy unanimous 'in _ its desire r that those gontlcmen should; visit the distriqt. The arrangements for the de-livery of the lectures were'left in the hands of tho president and , .secretary. • . '

Mr H. Buckland wrote asking the branoh for an expression of opinion on the suggestion that the farmers ehould have one generally accepted day, on which occupations of holdings should begin and end. Tho writer pointed.out tho advantages'of: suoh a system, and stated that Mr D.- R-eid, M.H.R., would, if farmers gcnoraHy ; thought well'of tho Boheme, have a bill brought before Parliament dealing with the'matter. —Received. . ■- ,•-..,., - • ... -

Mr Donald Reid, M.H.Ri, wroto offering his. support to tho proposed bill for mutual firo insurance: . . ... ,

It was decided that ;tlie secretary,bo instructed to cqminunicatc with tho various branches of tho union in tho Taieri and surrounding districts with a view to oooperation in the direction of employing a arid lecturer in conneokon with the farming industry. The matter of tho higher rate of commissions on , horse sales was freoiy discussed, and it was resolved that no definite action bo* taken until a future meeting.