FARMERS’ UNION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18769, 27 July 1935, Page 16

FARMERS’ UNION

WAIROA BRANCH j MON THE Y MEETING (I lemld Correspondent.) j Mr. 11. deLautour, tile president, pre- | .sided al the monthly meeting of the Wairoa branch of the Farmers’ Union. The attendance was small owing to the bad weather. I A letter was received from Messrs. K. S. Bowen and I’. J. Huberts, Gisborne, advising that they were 'candidates for the electoral committee in connection with the Meal Board election. The Stock Auctioneers’ ’ Association wrote stating that ii had been decided to provide shelter at the saloyards to cover 100 persons. Reporting on the recent annual conference, of the union in Wellington, the president said that a good deal of work had been |int through. They had not. passed a lot of pious resolutions, to lie inrgoUcn as soon as made, and they were not, as some thought, taken no notice of! by the Government. He detailed the interest taken by the Hon. C. K. .Macmillan in a deputation of which he had been a member. It referred to the I linamirig of dairy companies. The, Minister, after several propositions had j been considered, agreed to introduce] legislation that would make the repay-j incut of advances the lirst charge on I the land and also on the produce. The! constitution of the districts had been J altered and Wairoa now belonged to Ihej Northern Hawke’s Bay group. The executive meetings would' l he held in j Wairoa, and this would be in the in-! teresls of the town, and help in a small j wav to put Wairoa on the map. The president further stated that it j was not compulsory to have an organ- J iser visit the district, but should the. executive wish it one would be sent. He added that the New Zealand conference voted against the removal of the embargo against the importation of cattle from countries affected by foot and mouth disease.

The president mentioned the remarks made hist week by Mr. W. E. Barnard, M.P.. in reference to Air. W. J. Poison", M.P., expressing bis belief that Mr. Barnard must have been misinformed. Although there was a small minority a* the conference antagonistic towards the legislation introduced by the Government, the majority was strongly of the opinion that it was of benefit to the man on the land Mr. P, J. O’Kane moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. deLautour for his services as delegate, remarking that if Mr. Poison did retire it would he a pity if Mr. deLautour was not appointed to till his place. Mr. 0. G. Birrell seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. Mr. deLautour, replying, said he had only been too happy to he of any assistance. He thanked members for coming out on such a miserable day, but trusted the monthly meetings would be better attended in future. Mr. deLautour further reported that he and the secretary had met Mr. W. Bromley, the deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Board, on his recent visit to Wairoa. Mr. Bromley heard a deputation from the Olyika settlors, the object of which was to secure the removal of restrictions .on cutting the second growth manuka. He was finite sympathetic, and when Mr. W. J. Hill could secure the labor the men were to lie placed on Oliuka on the ; tucker basis, and this would also,apply to other places when called for/' The i work would be permitted on all stations : on a 50-50 basis, but the tucker basis

would be dealt with on its merits. The deputy chairman had not intended that the work referred to should be classified as maintenance, nor did lie mean to stop it.

Mr. T. W. Tombleson invited members to attend a field day at Rakaipaaka station, Tahacnui, on September 11; he would be pleased if the branch would sponsor it as it did last year. The president thought the idea was a good one, and favored the union’s sponsoring it. If other farmers do the same the branch should sponsor them also. Mr. T. Lambert endorsed the president’s remarks, and said there were not half enough field days hold in Wairoa. On the motion of Mr. I. Curlett, it was decided to agree to Mr. Tombleson’s request. On the motion of Mr. Curlett, seconded by Mr. Birrell, it was decided to write to the Rt. Hon. ,T. ft. Coates congratulating him on the success he had attained in reference to the meat agreement