FARMERS’ UNION

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16850, 28 September 1922, Page 8

FARMERS’ UNION

N ORT H C A NTE RJ3 UE Y EX E C UTIV El The North Canterbury executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union met yesterday afternoon; present—Messrs W. W. Mulholland (chairman), W. Bailey, D. Bates, W. J. Heney, J. D. Hall. E. T. M’Millan, G. Cowan. G. Gardner, M. Jones and H. W. Johnston. The Dominion executive forwarded directions regarding the control of the utterances of the union's organisers. The letter stated that it was essential that organisers should lie allowed a certain amount of freedom in making speeches, hut in order that there should he no conflict on matters of policy organißers were to be asked to send newspaper reports of the speeches to the Dominion and provincial executives in order that a certain amount of control may be exercised. The letter was referred to the general executive for consideration. A letter was received from the director of the Christchurch Technical College askimr what prospects there were for employment for students learning blade and machine shearing. It. was agreed to make it known throughout the branches that classes in blade shearing were being conducted at the college. On the motion of the president, who reported on a recent deputation that had waited on the Minister of Agriculture regarding the disposal of umler-crrade wheat, it was decided to express the executive’s satisfaction at the action of the Government in meeting the wheat-growers po generously in regard to the disposal of the wheat. The president reported on behalf of the Dairy Sub-committee that members of the sub-committee had met the managers of the dairy factories around Christchurch and discussed the question of appointing a dairy instructor in this district. The proposal was that the factories should find half the instructor's salary, amounting to about £250 and the Government would find the balance. All the factories agreed to support the proposal excepting the Tai Tapu Company, which had to submit the matter to it* shareholders. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Tai Tapu Company would be held ou Friday, and the sub-committee proposes to send a, deputation to that meeting. He moved that the report he adopted. The motion was carried.