FARMERS' UNION.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15090, 5 June 1919, Page 6

FARMERS' UNION.

! ivORERE-MOTUPIKO BRANCH. .

A meeting of the Korere-Motupiko branch of the Farmers' "Union was held at Korere on May 31st, Mr Arthur Kerr vice-president, in the chair. There was n good attendance. It was decided to defer consideration of finaucial organisation proposed by Mr Wilkinson; also the consideration of the of. elecigye executive, on account of the address to be given by VJ r W. H. Warren on "Co-operation." It was .decided to await future dejvelopments before again considering the {question of an accelerated train service 'at least,one morning a week. . ..A ;^Piy ."was received from the Comjmissioner ;of Taxes, -expressing. the jODinion that it.was not. feasible to pro•VMle all post offices with land and in:[come tax forms. It was resolved that j the Commissioner be urged to more evenly distribute the forms, so that nil offices might have a few, and not only money order offices. Mr T. Wilkinson evoked a discussion on the County Council's motor-tax, the ooinion being- expressed that legislation j should provide tor a univei'sal tyre-tax ( in place of a mot-or-car tax just affectiDp ono district, which was considered l\v many as being unfair. Mr Macmahon explained that the tax aid noi come int-.-operation for another year, during whici it was hoped the Government would take some action. A motion that tea or coffee stiould be provided by the union at meetings was and it was decided to donate £'1 to the Korere School towards nurobnso of crockery for public use. Members are to provide their own refroshments if wanted. The question of a more uniform 'basis rif subscriptions was brought up by Mr 1 Sr-hwass, who urged that they should be based on a valuation basis arid not ••vo .T7-n!.foMu-;«ubsc]-iption- for rich and poor^ alike. - Several members expressed ".™monß,.on tlie metier, mi-r? it was rewrite to the Dominion secretary for information- as to proposed oasis-of suljseriptions. _ M r v,, Howrnn, of Tophonse, Was transferred from the Waimea branch. llie new manager of the Nelson Far-mers-Co-op., Mr W. H. Warren, then Ziivc a most useful and interesting ad''.ross on cb-opevatioh as affecting tha Nelson district. The address was-much ppreeiatod,- and he was accorded v l|carfcy vote of thanks. ' '•" ' '