FARMERS IN CONFERENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 2

FARMERS IN CONFERENCE.

. APPRQAGHiN# LA.BqEJ' \jNIONS. (Per Press. Association.) INVERCARGILL; thi| day, The pro.yi'ritliai' coriferehce of . the branch of the Farmers' Union Avas held- {yesterday. "Inter alia, the conference approved Of the agreement Vehtered into between the Waterside Workers' Union and the Farmers' Union, arid decided that. all manure be placed m bags of, not more .than l4olbs, the bags to be< made with four v lugs foi* convenience m handling, .and no hooks to be used. The eonfey-ence approved'6f • the : territorial : defence . sdheme, arid resolved that the Hon, A. '■ .M.r'My 'e'rs be congratulated on the - firm stand taken m administering, the -law. A remit .from the execOtive ■ that \ ;in ,vie%\r -o'f> thfe'-. reVcent movement of ihe Labor party^;the time is 'opportune • 'foi* ' the '.. Farmers,' Union to- ietftin^ider. 'its ratttyiide l m J 'fei gai?d to politics?'^v»as -affirmed: - Several resolutions l .in /f£ga,rd 'to;' the^ Land Act. sent forward: -Jxy-. - : the; exeohtive ' '-for; nk-. affii-m,atiori Hvef^^Terarfirmed. A 'remit f i<om /Matauia . that/ the Local Govern^ ment -Bill'/ is -against, the. interests of country' people., and- that . the union should seek j to- prevent its passing, av&s riegatiypdj. :' It w^as also decided tliat the cbiiference is,' of Opinion that : : Parliament, should ibe^urged to remove the mortgagee's indemnity fee \under the Workers' Liability Act. '" \ AtfCKLAND, this day. At the',^Farmers' Union Conference, the following remit, forwarded by the Auckland Provincial Executive, came up for discussion : ;- "That this conference expresses its desire to bring the, Farmers' Union into closer touch witli' the labor unions of the Dominion, with s the object r .of bringing about" a better undOrstandin? betAveen ' the various sections of the community by an-- inter-, change of views' on the needs and aims of each section, '•beiievirig-fHihat m this way the cause of ih\i6h a '-bf^'the unresf prevailing m: the community-' may be removed/ Mr j. E, Slakgifl, m moving the; adoption of the remit,; said that it expressed the views of the farming community, who felt that 1 co-operation with labor unions would be. the solution of many Of "the recent? labor problems. They wanted to get. into- • closer touch with, the unions. ,The Farmers* .Union wished always to work for the good of the whole community, • andr by meeting with the labor unions they - might give a lead to others.^ The remit was" adopted unanimously, r f of transmission to the Donlinion c'orif ei-ence. ' 'y /f^ ,y '^}. '•*■*,-'* - '