THE FARMERS UNION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19070, 18 July 1936, Page 8

THE FARMERS UNION

PROVINVIAi. KXECtTIVE The I'i.m itv Ba\ provincial execiitivi ~,!' ihe Farmers' I nioll la Id its monthly meeting yesterday aflciuotm. I acre were pre-eni Messrs, .1. v.. Hen on. president. F. S. I'.owen. .1. I-!. Hrosnalniu. I. \\ Si web 11. F. Inn'-,. I'. W. Moss man 11. I'. Hull. U. T. Ik Hall, W. A Mel'lvki:-, -,. V. Smith. \\. T. Witch, .1. C. Field mid I'. Hobbs. The president extended a welcome lo Mr. Me Ciiskie, n m-w member, rod lo Mr. Hail, who had returned to the committee. Mr. U. 11. Scents, Poverty Hay representative of the New Zealand Cooperative Pi; Marketing Association, wrote thanking the union for the pari it had played in the visit nf Mr. K. W. Lorringe. instructor in swine husbandry to the district, it was decided lo reply expressing appreciation of the efforts »>i the Fig Marketing Association in raising the staman.! of pork iwportcd. Mr. 11. S. Brian! wrote I. odering hire: igna'ic • a- a member of ihe union. as he we.-, il" longer iarniing. 'the see retai \. Ail ('. Blackburn, reported thai he iiad leplied expressing appreciation oi Mr. Bikini's work for the union since he joined i 1 in FIT-.-- 'the secretary's action was continued. the Dominion secretary, replying to a Hinpiiu* sent bv t In- l'overtv Hay sec ,-etan fio:-. ihe' Poverty Bay Herald i!.!!.''of I?.' services of Mr. W. '.I. I'nlson. M.l', as president of Ihe union. wrote : ■ "It is very heartening to li n>i sin li a stand being taken by a pnn ince. and. 1 believe that once a lead : < give" like this many other provinces will realise what a great lighter they are I going to lose when Mr. Poison goes." REPORT ON CONFERENCE The president, who at leaded the Dominion conference recenth with Mr. Witch, gave a report on the proceed itigs. 'Mr. Benson said that a proposal to compel fill" rs lo scour 10 per cent o! their wool was not popular. Then i: was proposed to make a levy on at; wool to create a subsidy for those men who would scour. The gener.nl opinion of farmers was that il would nol pay to scour the wool. After discussion and having heard the wool scourers' arguments, both proposals were thrown out. .Mr. (I. V. Smith: The manufacturers Jo not want the wool scoured. The\ never have wauled it. Mr. Witch said that the buyer* scoured the wool in ils different eiusse; doing liie blending at ihe same time. and each different lopmakoi had hi iwn Idem.'-. Wool scoured in New i Zealand was uii.-iiila'de lor most icipmakers. The president -aid thai liianv important remits came lonvnid. it U'lli suggested I hat in-lead of pe.naiisin;. ratepayers by Id per cent on outstand ing rate-, tie- charge should he only he baal; rate of interest while the rates were owing, because a man who suffered a 111 per cent penalty Would not pay his rates until forced to. Mr. Hall urged that something more than the -hank rate was necessary, because some men would be financing, through I heir city couni ils. He agreed, however, that a Hal 111 per cent was too great. Mr. Benson said I hal some felt that ihe Farmer.-' Union might be regis'ered, but it was found that ihe rule,-. of the union did not allow it. In stead, however, ii was decided to form the Farmers Federation of Employers' Fnion, and this new body would coni for soon with the Sheepowners' Federation ami the Fruitgrowers' I Federal ion.