THE FARMERS' UNION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12861, 20 May 1905, Page 3

THE FARMERS' UNION.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE

Per Press Association. Invorcargill, ilay 19

At the proN-inoial meeting of tho Southland Farmers' Union the President, Mr J. -McQueen, urged the m;cess'ity fc»r keeljjrng up tho Union ia view of events here and in Australia. Tlie Socialists ha>d got a "iWhite Australia" now. alid wairtdd a white ocean to carry their let tea's.

tit was re-sol v<Jd to join tho Otayo Fire Association.

It was deci'ddd to a|»()oint all organising agent aij"d eanVas'ser.

•Mr Paternon was ais»ixoint«jd K'l'lvrinary ad^'isi-r at a salary of £100 per anwim.

A resolution that the local fototlirs or Farmers' Unions have tiie Ij^ower

to place an assessor dn the Awso-ss-ment Courts, was lvaHirmi'd.

Other resoiutuVus ' were : r iHuvt throshing-mill owners furnish to the Uovenimenl tho quautitivs of grain put through, that there 'bte mo alteration in the franchise for t'ho election.- of local bodies, that to-o^ora-

tiAe labour be abandoned in Qjfublic works in favdur of small ooHitrwjts.

In reference to the sterilisation of lyono ctiist it was resolivud tiiat th«? Gojvonnnent's i>resent aiTangtipvonts were entirely' irnsatisfaftory. It was s'uggesti'id that su'perph l osl|SlvatL«< only be allowed to enter the eoldny ankl that New' Zeala-n-cl slum Id 'not bo at tihe eo*t of sterilising. It was dei'idorl that the ev'iJt'nstvs of the Executive in attei^dinlg 1 'meetings bo paid.