FARMERS’ UNION

Southland Times, Issue 18965, 13 June 1923, Page 6

FARMERS’ UNION

AUCKLAND CONFERENCE. IMMIGRATION SCHEME URGED. (Per United Press Association). AUCKLAND, June 12. The twenty-third provincial conference of the Farmers’ Union opened to-day, Mr R. D. Duxfield, president, presiding. The following remits were adopted:—That the Government be urged to undertake, without unnecessary delay, an adequate scheme of immigration and land settlement to take full advantage of the* Imperial Empire Settlement ct, 1922, the develop the waste lands of the Dominion; that in all schemes of land settlement it be the policy of the Government to provide adequate transport facilities before placing settlers on the land; that where blocks of land are being held for encouragement of immigration and close settlement, they should be exempt from land tax during such limited time as a proved annual amount of capital is being expended for purposes of development; that to encourage immigration to settle on the Crown lands of the Dominion, it is desirable that bona fide immigrants’ and settlers’ furniture and household effects and farm implements should be admitted duty free, and that free railway transport and passenger fares on the Government railways to their destination be provided; that complete revision be made of the system of levying taxation; that the Government be urged to bring in legislation facilitating the collection of rates on native lands; that Bay of Plenty be included in the main arterial roads scheme; that the conference reaffirms its decision that it is desirable to form a Country Party. The voting on this remit was 28 to 8.