New Zealand Farmers' Union.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11822, 20 November 1901, Page 2

New Zealand Farmers' Union.

MEETING OF THE EXEOUTIVEi Auckland, Novemder 20. —^The ex." ecutive of the .New 'Zealand Fariner^" -Jlnron^inet to-day.-; ItJavife.agr re^d tlfcat//a Colonial Qpßferenjce7 of the "Union should .take place during the, first mouth of the next session of Parliament. It was decided that ""a^ deputation should wait on steamship^ companies with a: view- of^ehf deavoring .to get a reduction-in-thQ .-freight; $»n -wool.'and also .to •. iriter-t ;iyjew .auctioneers andj rendeavpur<r.to^ .obtain ;IJ;oon.c^ssions; IJ; oon.c^ssions T ,in aqctjoneers' ''charges; on'wflol.'v .'.' "- ". ? "■ \ '../"." " : \ ' Three' -tenders' 'were ieceived "from the Commercial Uinion" and - Ocean Insurance Companies,, and from, th« rfloyecninent. department i olfeving special' tefcms.toihismEfmem-i under tne Workers, o <,p<smp^nsatjW Act. It was decided "to accept' the tender of the" "CommercialJEJniouJ SH^frhiCh" w&s the T 'lowest,?^/casuai: fellers aire excluded.' -." f " - j . "•T.^t The?' hciSbnl of. "the Tai'anaki exe^ cutive in -urging— a~ reductixm -in--firel linfiuraiice[ 3>r:eiSiumßwasJfes!plaifiea^bj': the President of fTaranaki brar^h; who stated, tha,t-"a3-SQj)n as retu,xs; •ould .be/got- jn ••ffqm-'t'he branches: 'hoSSrin'g '•amount ; Cii , ris^^tiiafe : would! be insured, he intended to get a sp is cial meeting of representatives called! JV^WSX jOfi vNjQu.th-.715-! land," with a view of approaching! the insurance jCpmßaL&ies^ for.- a,-Je-j .-luction.^>f rates.'-' The action 5 of the. "t'arantiki 'executive. i