FARMERS’ PROBLEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1923, Page 5

FARMERS’ PROBLEMS

AUCKLAND CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.— Preus AsweUUes. Auckland, Last Niglt. The Farmers’ Union provincial etinfarene? carried the following remit*:— That the price of Nauru phosphate bd cheapened to farmers. That the preference clause be automatically cancelled from the award of any trades union going on strike of taking concerted action to’the• detrifaent of . the community. That the efforts being made to havei the agricultural college for the North Island placed at Ruakura be supported. That the Education Department be more sympathetic to country district* in the building of schools. That the Government be asked to appoint a committee of impartial business men to advise as to conducting the public services in the most efficient manner. That all employers in agricultural and pastoral industries be exempted from the operations of the Arbitration Act. That in the opinion of the conference a party truce should be arranged to enable the Prime Minister to attend the Imperial Conference. That the. Government be urged to alter the system of taxation so that money lent by large insurance and stock compsnies to farmers on mortgage shall pay the same rate of income tau a* money lent by sueh companies to local bodies and on ordinary debenture security, and that income tax be paid by the recipient rather than by the companies. That representations be made to the Government as to the urgent need of opening up unoccupied land for settlement on terms and conditions that would give a man of limited capital an opportunity to acquire a section. That the Imperial Government be approached, through the New Zealand Government, on the matter of all future contracts for the army and navy, s* that all supplies will be confined to th* British Empire. That the Government be requested t*“ pass legislation by which money for hospital purposes will be collected on » more equitable basis. That the Government be again approached relative to the iniquitous position of local bodies and hospital board* through the non-payment of rates and fees by natives. That in view of the fact that 90 per cent, of the income of the Dominion is received from primary producers, th* Government be requested to devot* more to facilitating agricultural educa* tion. • Mr. A. E. Harding, of Dargaville, wa# elected president.