FARMERS’ UNION
OVERHAUL OF PLATFORM AND RULES By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 19. The Farmers' Union Conference had before it this morning the report of the special committee appointed to overhaul the platform and rules of the Union. The committee, which was set up at the 1933 conference, consisted of Messrs W. B. Matheson, D. Dickie, and R. H. Feisst. Last year’s conference had not time to deal with the matter, and postponed discussion till this year. Clause 6 was altered to read that in order to facilitate closer settlement of the land, large estates should be acquired by the Crown at a fair value, and that suitable rural lands should be purchased and homes erected thereon for workers who shall be entitled to purchase them on the time payment principle.” An addition was made to clause 9 which now reads “that Crown grants, subsidies and sums for expenditure by the Main Highways Board for roads and bridges shall be allocated on a definite basis, and when voted by Parliament shall be at once available and applicable to the particular work for which they are passed, and on no account be diverted or allowed to lapse and, whenever possible, such grants should be expended by local bodies.” Clauses 10, 11 and 12 were deleted. Clause 15 was amended to read “that only ratepayers be empowered to vote at any election or poll concerning any county road board, hospital board, harbour board, or electric power board.” The rules were given a thorough overhaul and various alterations made.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXX, Issue 20165, 20 July 1935, Page 4
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