FARMERS’ VIEWPOINTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 664, 16 May 1929, Page 10

FARMERS’ VIEWPOINTS

SOUTH TARANAKI CONFERENCE Press Association ELTHAM, Tuesday. The 29th annual provincial conferenc© of th© South Taranaki Farmers Union was held at Eltham today. The following remits were carried: That in view of the present relative positions of New Zealand and Canadian cheese on the English market, and of the alleged deteriorating in New Zealand dairy produce, this conference urges that an investigation be made in order that produce in this country may be brought into line with that of its competitors. That th© system of inspection of farms for noxious weeds be more rigidly carried out. but that the conference protests against the formation of weeds boards. That the dehorning of dairy stock Ik made compulsory and breeds societies urged of the desirability of this being done.

That the conference again prot< sts against the unjust incidence oi the tax borne by rural taxpayer as compared with borough taxpayers under ill© hospital rating system. That the present system ot changing motor vehicle number-plates annually is unsatisfactory. That regulations governing the use of explosives be amended to allow farmers to obtain, explosives '' ithout the production of a police permit. That the conference protests against the proposed system of centralisation of schools. That the conference urges the adoption of Form 3 of the primary schools syllabus and opposes the introduction of junior high schools. That, with a view to inculcating habits of thrift among school children, the facilities for saving a horded b> the Rust Office Savings Bank should be extended to schools, and conleience urges the Post Office to co-operate with the Education Department to establish agencies in State schools for this purpose. „ . . That the Farmers* Lnion takes strong exception to the present constitution of the Transport Board, tor tlie reason that primary industries ha\ c practically no representation thereon. That branches of the union m South Taranaki be asked to oppose daylight That the conference urges upon the Government that the time has arrived when higher tariffs should operate upon American goods to off-set the increased tariffs placed on New Zealand produce in America.