FARMERS' UNION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 29, 28 July 1911, Page 5

FARMERS' UNION

FURTHER RESOLUTIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Farmers' Union Conference to-day passed resolutions as follows:That the conference strongly objects to the imposition of export duty on hides . and greasy -wool. That the engineering trade should receive no more .protection by way of ' tariff. That in view of the scarcity of farm, labor, the conference approves the introduction of suitable youths under careful selection, from Great Britain. . That all tablet stations be connected by telephone with the nearest post office, so that settlers can receive the earliest intimation of the arrival of goods, the telephone. to be available to the public. That the system of charging extra rail freight on imported goods and timber should be abolished. That this conference enters an emphatic protest against the system now in vogue on New Zealand railways whereby two or more farmers taking stock (rams for instance) from one station to any one deviation cannot combine together to hire a truck or trucks and send them as one consignment, and would urge the Dominion executive to bring the matter to the notice of the Minister for Railways for his favorable consideration. That, the Government be urged to give a better supply of trucks for fat stock during the months of December, January, February and March. That. the railway authorities be requested to give the exact and correct weight of all produce conveyed, and users will be prepared to pay higher charges for same if necessary. That as there has been great loss and inconveniences again this season through the scarcity of grain trucks, the Minister of Railways be again urged to provide a large increase in the number to be available for next season, as well as covers. That the Minister of Railways be urged to reduce tlic charge of £25 per annum for private sidings and erection of sheds there to a nominal sunn. That a better system be adopted in the contsruction of yards and trucks for. loading and discharging sheep, and all sheep trucks should be battened, and that in future all new trucks should have end-on means of communication • with each other for loading sheep. That where roads and tracks are cut through bush land the Government or local body in charge of the work shall cause the road line to ne sown with good clean grass seed to prevent the spread of weeds, and as an assistance to travelling, stock. That all telephone charges be the same in each postal district, irrespective of distance. That .the Farmers' Union urges that country exchanges and telephone bureaux be open between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m., and, in the case of country telephones, that lines be connected witfc the nearest doctor, hospital or chemist when (required. That reduction he made to telephone subscribers in cases where more than one subscriber is using the same wire. That experimcntfl.l farms or experimental plots lie established in other districts in the South Island in view of the diversity of climatic conditions. DEARTH OF FEMALE SERVANTS. Wellington, Last Night. The Farmers' Union Conference resolved that in view of the great difficulty in obtaining servants in the country the Government be urged to adopt a scheme for bringing out suitable female servants.