FARMERS’ UNION

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 68, Issue 5945, 19 May 1944, Page 2

FARMERS’ UNION

AUCKLAND CONFERENCE SOME INTERESTING REMITS The 44th conference of the Auckland Provincial Farmers’ Union will open in Auckland on Tuesday morning. The president, Captain H. M. Rushworth, will preside, and Messrs A. E. Bryant (president, Te Awamutu branch, Mr G. T. Crawley, member of the executive, and B. C. O’Connor (Ohaupo) will represent the Waikato Sub-Provincial Executive. A large number of remits are to be considered, and some that are more than interesting and likely to cause considerable discussion are the following:— That a campaign for the complete de-rating of farm lands be instituted throughout the Dominion, and that it be carried on until success is achieved.

Compulsory dehorning of cattle (except pedigree cattle) before reaching the age of two years, commencing from October 1, 1944. Bay of Island, emphatically protesting against the compulsory use of serpentine super and claiming the right to use such forms of phosphatic manures as in experience have been most suitable to their own conditions. Southern Thames advocates that the labour reward for dairy farmers be on the same basis as the labour reward for those engaged in other skilled industries.

The Waikato Sub-provincial Executive opposes the bringing into power of the Statute of Westminster. It asked the co-operation of the Farmers’ Federation, the R.S.A. and other bodies in this matter, and that the Farmers’ Union take a leading part in

jplementing a petition to the Governor praying that the Statute of Westminster be not made law in New Zealand.

Several remits favouring compulsory membership of the Union. The Franklin Executive favours the forwarding of a remit to the annual ?onference of the Farmers’ Union favouring the establishment of a Farmers’ Emergency Fund to be used in furtherance of the various branches’ endeavours to secure justice and the economic well-being of the industry of farming, and members to be invited to contribute the sum of £2O in quarterly payments of £1 for a period of n«t more than five years, in addition to the annual subscription. The fund is to be kept separate and distinct from any other union fund.