Agricultural Organisation 



Liberal Associations, is the immediate problem 

 to be solved. 



I hope that the Central Land Association will 

 prove a most important means for effecting the 

 necessary co-operation amongst these societies. 



But to accomplish the essential in the realms 

 of politics I must still harp upon the string I 

 have touched before — the Chambers of Agricul- 

 ture, Central Land Association, Farmers' Union 

 must all increase their membership ; power lies 

 in numbers, and the simple duty of men living 

 in the country is to join one or other of the 

 leading societies. If each existing member 

 would solemnly undertake to get one new member 

 in the course of the year the numbers would soon 

 be greatly increased. 



It is most necessary that a clear understand- 

 ing should be reached between the different 

 societies, and that the spheres of work and 

 influence should be more or less allocated, so 

 as to prevent not only undue overlapping but 

 even the expression of diverse opinion on 

 subjects concerning which there should be unan- 

 imous agreement in the agricultural world. 



Before agriculturists can bring to bear upon 

 politicians that influence to which they are 

 morally entitled, they must be united and their 

 interests consolidated. Unfortunately, it is im- 

 possible to be blind to the fact that jealousies 

 exist between certain societies, and for myself I 



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