(By Telegraph,) Christchiirch, May 21. The Farmers' Conference carried ro solutions in favor of drawing the at tention of th e legislature to the want o£ accommodation for married men in farms and sheep stations, which was a most serious evil, and warrants earnest attention; that the remedying of the evil bc» suggest ed to the Colonial Conference as ft' suitable plank in the Union's plat form ;, to ask the Government to set apart a portion of the sums from time to time voted for land settle ment for the purpose of encouraging farmers and others to erect fann laborers' cottages by advancing loans for the purpose, at a small rate of interest; that the Conference con sider it advisable and a necessity to establish a corn exchange'in Christ church-; to call the attention of" thd Government to the unclean conditioti of sheep trucks supplied, to consig nors; to ,„.fe an Act of Parliament passed inaking Crown and native lands and reserves subject to fhq same taxation, and' other reguliitidnS Hunt seHlcrs'' lands are subject tt>; that the Government take over th(j roading qi vernment/ have parted with landa bearing thirds or fourths for roading purposes for other consideration than cash, or appoint a committee to as sess th* injury dom< to local bodies, and pay, the amount; that the Colo nial Co. *encc give a clear defini tion oi tk authorised policy of thfl Union in regard to labor disputes, and that this Conference adopts in these a strictly neutral attitude; that at all Parliamentary elections members be advised to vote only for candidates who pledge themselves to place the interests ■of the' Union above the interests of partythat provided members of Parliament voto in accordance with the policy of the Farmers' Union it is.' immaterial to the Union as a union which party such members may belopg to or ' jjbvj if! vote on all (,he questions'tai?i;ct ed by that policy. Mr Cf, W. Lead ley was re-elected president, Mr 'J, tabic treasurer, Mr W. Harding Kocietary, and twelvo members were elected as a provisional executive.
