FARMERS' CONFERENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12561, 14 July 1910, Page 5

FARMERS' CONFERENCE.

(Per Pr«*s Association.)

WEEMNtSTON,1 July 13

The ninth annual Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was resumed, to-day, Mr J. G. Wilson, of Bulls," presiding.

Tlio question of the free importation of agricultural implements in relation to their increased cost was discussed at the Farmers' Union Conference today Several speakers declared that the farming community paid 20 per cent, more for agricultural implements than when they were not on the free list. It was also asserted that if the Act were repealed farmers could get their implements at least 30 per cent, lower than to-day. On the other hand, it was stated there. would be danger of local manufacturers being crushed out if the Act were repealed.

A motion was eventually carried that the Agricultural Implements Importation and Sales Act be repealed. Mr W F. Masscy, M.P., attended the conference during the m-rnmg other members of Parliament and Professoi Eastorfield also being present. • Mr Massey, in responding to a wecome, said he was glad to see the 1 armors' Union was still prosperous ana vigorous, and hoped it would as good work in the future as in the past Referring to a resolution passed on lues'lav appreciating the Governments'action in giving applicant* the right or purchase of the- Piako Swamp land, ho Si ho did not object to credit being civen to 'the Government when it was due. On this occasion, however it any credit was uuc it was due to the genuine members of tho Freehold party ill Parliament, "and to our noble Eastcrfield, .in addressing tbo Conference, emphasised the necessity of establishing a Chair of Agncultvro at Victoria. College.