DOMINION FARMERS MEET

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1930, Page 11

DOMINION FARMERS MEET

REMITS BEFORE EXECUTIVE NEED FOR VETERINARY SERVICE. SCHOOL BOOK STANDARDISATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Dominion executive of the Farmers’ Union met in Wellington to-day, Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P., presiding over an attendance of about 30 members.

The following remit was submitted by Southland: That this conference recommends to the Board of Agriculture for its fullest consideration the scheme for the provision of a more adequate veterinary service for live stock owners in New Zealand as outlined by Mr, Wm. Pierson, M.R.C.W.T., B.Sc., and which provides the appointment of fully qualified veterinarians, their services to be available at a small fee to all who agree to contribute the specified levies, the salaries to be guaranteed up to £lOOO. Dr. C. J.- Reakes said the scheme was that suppliers- should pay 2s Od a cow per annum into a veterinary fund to be deducted from their milk cheques. Mr. P. J. Small (Palmerston North) moved that the matter be held over for 12. months.

Mr. J. Fulton (Pelorous) seconded the motion, which was defeated. It was decided to forward the remit to the Board .of Agriculture. A Nelson remit asked the executive to make further representations to have the fireblight legislation amended and that the support of the fruitgrowers’ conference be sought. A delegate expressed the view that it would be a monstrous injustice to compel a man to remove all the hedge affected on his property. The. remit was carried.

The following remit was agreed' tp without discussion: That the conference considers the tiriie has arrived when an emphatic, protest should, be lodged against the growing list of questions farmers are expected to ariswer in the compilation of agricultural and pastoral statistics, and considers further that a great many of the questions cannot serve any useful purpose, even if it were possible to give substantially correct answers.

The executive agreed to two remits_ concerning the pork industry, one urging that the Department of Agriculture ehould Mve more attention to the bacon and pork industry and furnish the producers with all information which will assist to increase the industry with profit to the Dominicti, and the other that, the department be requested to provide for the reinstatement of the pork suhsidy. ./ The executive decided on the recommendation of Sou th..Taranaki to protest against the continual changing of school books, urging that all school books should be standardised and made available at the lowest possible price. When a remit was brought forward objecting to the proposed change in the summer vacation a delegate proposed that it be referred to the conference for consideration. This was agreed to. Ail Auckland remit that the arrangement for the finance of the conveyance of children to school by vehicular or launch transport be applied also to horse riding was carried. A motion was carried that any increase of wages of any description should be opposed as the cost of living had materially decreased. The Wanganui branch recommended that the union oppose the six-day week for dairy factory employees. A delegate said that when another award was made a six-day week would probably bo given. Another said it would cost some factories £250 a year. The remit was carried. '

The number of motor accidents occurring almost daily was brought forward in a motion that the union considered steps should be taken to educate motorists as to what are the principal rules of the road and that some of the most important rules be inserted in drivers’ licenses.

It was decided to make representations to the automobile associations on the lines suggested. '