NEW ZEALAND FARMERS’ UNION

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2372, 31 May 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS’ UNION

WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE. .SECOND DAY. The conference resumed at J.-ki a.m. yesterday. Air. A. Dickens, delegate Pongaroa branch, joined the ..ixience. The treasurer's and the pi rincial organiser s reports were taken .a committee auu adopted. ELECTION Of er FICEKS. Air. Cooper nominated Air. o. G. AVilson tor the position ol ffHKKllt. Air. Aloore seconded the motion, and in doing so said the two gi.-a.es men in New Zealand were tut r'lcmier and Air. VV ilson. Air. It. Smith said that Mr. W llsou would do tne Lniou a great deal o» good it he would allow ...utseil to .e elected lor the position ol of the province. Air. Aiatmesou thought that by electing anotlier president tne v uiou would be strengtnened as Air. i.wu, as Colonial President, could a my resist tne Provincial President. Air. Kuminer endorsed Air. .’.latiiieson s remains. Air. Falconer supported the motion, anu uoped that tne retiring g.mle■uaii would allow hinisell to be uelected. jrr. McKenzie said he had had vousiderable experience as to Air. Vi ilson s qualincatibUs. and alti.oi.gn .«. entailed a great deal ol woix ip.u him he hoped fie would accept the position. Captain Hewitt said he would ..a. to call the attention ol the coUlereiice to the gleat responsibility U*at had been thrown upon -Mr. M l.sou, and H he accepted the position *.< hoped souieliiiug would oe done .o relieve nim ol part oi nis burden. Air. TlllCJ said be would like to see -*.r. \» llsou lake office, and that the members would do sometmng to considerably lignum Ins duties. Air. Wilson said they bad placed him hi an awkward position, as be bad not inteuucd to allow lilm-eii to be re-elected, lie would nave to leave niuisell ill tue ha..us ol me coutereuce, and U tney elected nun, ne would endeavour iO attend to bis work. He thojight that it would be better tor t lie in to elect another .u his stead. However, H they wanted lnni to accept tue position ue would be pleased to allow uiuisell to ■' * eelected tor this year, ne guv. (new to understand tnat they would nave to get someone to relieve him at the ueki annual conlereuce. Air. \V llsou was elected amidst loud applause. i or tue position ol vice-pitsiocnt, Air Cooper nominated -or .ocLt niiau, and Air. Gutnrie seconded lu unnatiou. Air. AleLennau said lie could not accept the position, as m an pio..-.-bilitv he would be leaving tue colony next year. Resides ne did not tniuk he could do justice to tne positiou. He >ugg.-steu t:.at Air. Cooper be re-elected. Air. falconer nominated Air. Cooper, and Air. J. -uansou s. cc..otd the nomination. Air. Aloore nominated Mr. P.at, ot Wanganui, lor tiM jHisitb n a 11 ■<,- tain newitt seconded tbe nomination. Air. Alchenme suppoiteu Air. Cooper's nominationjur. smith said there was : a delegate who was hett.r .. ,m.mied with Air. Coopers ability tnat be Air. Smith was, and il be would allow hinisell to be eiec.ed ne would give him his suppoi.. All. i cat Si.nl that see.: • . Mr. Coopw had been non • position lie would not seek election. Air. Cooper was elected. EXECCTIN K x 0MM11:... . The executive commutes w..~ clceted a- follow : West x i a -. • wn. ■>. 1 eat i,V\ angaiiui>. li. J. itniui.is tie iloioi, Xautune (Uaugiw am.. . captain Hewitt (.Palmerston Amn . v». o. Rircti (Alurtoii), t. New i. ...; Alartoll), J. lx. .McLennan (Mamma West). Hie president, Mr. i. (•. Wilson and All. >tubb». wen « .cited lor Hulls and I‘aiiuersion Nor.n respoctivcly ; Last xoast. Alt—is. v\. t'eriy fAiasterton). It. fuiltn t'aliiatua). J. U. Ifulw ut (teatuerston . .\. Alcfarluue (konini), tt. A. Nivci.* (le -Mill. W. R. Aiatlilc-ell l.kt ,aliinia) and All. Coopc*r. Vice-p:esidei.i (liniraua V alley. MAIN ROAD BRIDGE'S Mr. It. Mnilh (t'ahiauiai , i s, d and Air. Kcdpath seconded: ii;.. 1.. c Xioverillllellt be asked tti r< w.is ...tal bodies trom the levies that ai< now blade upon them lor tb< a. „ic ol hnuges on main roads, tin ,i.e motion being put >l was lost. TREE PLANTING. Mr. Smith (f’aliiatuai mavt . 1 at in districts through which the lai line passes, and the land taa. i s three cnauis wide, tne Lmi lit tie a'kisl to giant permission i, . e occupier ot me land adjoining . e railway line the light to p:..,,t ;n s inside the railway tomes. 5.,„ 4 | tion to lie subject to tne coimol I the railway authorities. -Mr. k u in nit > -ccondcd me >.. hi pro lortna, and said in lb. tig ;bat permission would be granted < i application. Mr. Alaiison said t1...t il li.t ; n were given etlect to it w, . id ..,.■( the eiu-roaehiticiit on land .j other people. ,M i . .vioi riaon strongly op| motion, which vtas rejected. lAIMIGR A’l'IUN Mr. Smith (I’afiatiiHl mo\i . lint the Government l»o riwiuni.. d ,«» grant free iiniiiigration to do. e.iv servants of ginai character ui.di i . e age ol 2n years. tie |H>lut,sl tu t the urgent necessity tor ti.e iiii|siiimtion of domestic servants, and p«d l ii«« Government would place a - i the estimates llor assisting cs'd young women to emigrate to ;. m ony. Mr. Nivens seconded I : , Air. Balsilie said lie was to tree immigration. Mr. rauaay waa m aympatlij ».tii the gist of the resolution, hut «.:o i t agree with the wording ot u. He would like to ask Air Smith w: \ .« girls should not be over 25 Veals i age ? Air. Richards said lie would -i, i. I he motion il it were altered to lead: “That the Govern ment !« ed to grant assisted imiuigii.ti i >o

female domestic servants of good character and of a white nationality.' Mr. Smith agreed to the alteration, and the motion as amended, was cari ned. 1 VETERINARY SURGEONS.

Air. R. Smith (Paliiatua) moved and Air. Alexander (AJakomako) seconded: That the Government be pointed out the advisability of placing one of the Government veterinary surgeons in the Bush district, it being one of the largest dairying districts in the colony.

Air. Alauson instanced other centres where veterinary surgeons were established, and contended that Pahiatuu was left out in the cold. Ho supported the motion. Air. Alathieson said he would not agree to the motion unless it was a colonial affair, and lie moved as an amendment. That the Government oe asked to make no appointments as stock inspectors except where the candidates had passed such examination in veterinary subjects as Air. Giiruth recommended. Air. AlcFarlane seconded Air. Alathieson s amendment which was carried. AIORTGAGE INDEMNITY' TAX. Air. Aloore (Makuri) moved and Air. Tansey (, -Mangaweka) seconded : That the .Mortgage Indemnity Tax is irritating and unnecessary, and the Government be asked to amend the taw so that those who insure their workers once against accidents are not compelled to pay a double tax.—Carried. ACCIDENT INSURANCE POLICT Air. Alorrison (Halcomoe.) i. veiand Air. Tansey i-*iangaweLa> second ed: That a special accident insurance policy be drawn up in the interests ot tanners, covering ail their general risks, apart from contract work. Air. Aloore said lie did not think the fanners knew exactly where they were in this matter. fie read certain Correspondence that bail passed between himself and the South British Insurance Company. Air. Aloore said what they wanted was that the law should be such that the farmers should be able to employ men on their farms at general labour without running any risks. Air. .Stubbs said lie was an insurance agent, and that the farmers risks

covered all tarni work with the exception of tree-telling in virgin bush and blasting. Mr. Richards said what was wanted was a policy that would cover not only the ordinary farm employee, but also casual labour. Mr. Guthrie said the question oi accident insurance should Ue referred with the Mortgage and Indemnity Tax to the sub-committee appointed to deal with such matters, which will make recommendations concerning the subjects referred to it. Mr. Guthrie's suggestion was adopted. PRICE BY WEIGHT. The following motion was moved by Mr. Laws (Shannon): ifiat it be a recommendation to tlie t armers l moil the advisability of selling beet by weight, instead, ot per head as at present. In speaking to his motion Mr. Laws asked tor permission to insert tl e word "live'' between the words "by" and "weight." tfis request was not granted, and the motion, which was ceonded by Mr. McCleavey, was subsequently rejected. IN COMMITTEE. After the luncheon adjournment tin conference went into committee and tor about two hours discussed matters ot the Union's platform and ride-. Although there was an appar- < lit desire that the subscription should be on a graduated scale it was thought to be unwise to press the matter at present. The hope was expressed that the graduated system 1 1 1 1 eventually be introduced. It u.ii c insidered desirable that memb, is ot the Union should include in r l .11 subscription sufficient to pay tor a copy of the "Farmers’ l moil Advocate." (Continued on page t