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other set of colonies. If we are to go into it, it will be because it suits 
the Empire and because it suits ourselves. The point has been raised 
that the North of Queensland does not deal with the South to the 
extent it might, and that orders go past Brisbane to Sydney. This was 
true years ago, but every year the North is more and more dealing 
with the South. Although the North does not buy as much as it will 
eventually when the Southern people have learned to put up their goods in a 
more attractive form and more suitable to the Northern buyer, yet year by 
year there is more and more bought from the South. As for the fear of the 
Southern farmer voiced to-day in regard to maize, I can assure you that, if 
labour is withdrawn from sugar and the sugar industry ceases, there will be 
no maize grown in Queensland except in the North. Where the North of 
Queensland is compelled to grow maize, there the average product of the land 
is more than double that of any other part of Australia. It may be interesting 
to Southern farmers to know that if we cease to grow sugar the Northern 
maize-grower would very soon knock the Southern out of the market. I shall 
now put Mr. Aiken’s motion. 
Mr. W. Tuomeson (Childers): I think that every man here only votes 
for himself, as that I think is all he ean do, and not for his district. 
The motion on being put was carried, 26 voting for it and 11 against. 
RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS. 
The next business was the adoption of a report from the committee elected 
at the Agricultural Conference in 1898 at Rockhampton to deal with the 
system of the marketing and the distribution of farmers’ products, and which 
read :—‘‘ We, the committee appointed at the Rockhampton Conference, beg 
to report that after correspondence with members, we have arrived at the 
decision that in order to ensure success, it is necessary for the various districts 
represented at this Conference of 1899 to lay the matter before their respective 
associations on the following lines:—(1.) Co-operation for marketing and 
distribution, which includes exporting and importing) (2.) To also consider a 
scheme for obtaining monetary assistance that would be on co-operative lines, 
(8.) That this Conference re-appoint a committee to further correspond, with 
a view of preparing a practical scheme furthering the above objects.” 
Upon the foregoing being adopted, Dr. THomatis moved, and Mr, W. 
Torn seconded—‘ That the following gentlemen constitute a committee to car 
out the suggestions contained in the report:—Messrs. W. D. Lamb, C. F. 
Fischer, E. Swayne, F. W. Peek, W. Thompson, J. E. Noakes, J. Crook, K. 
W. Scholz, W. R. Robinson, M. O’Keefe, and D. Thomatis.’’—Carried. 
Mr. PreK then moved the adoption of the report of the Resolutions 
Committee on the paper on proposed dairying legislation by Mr. Rogers, which 
read:— We, the Resolutions Committee, suggestto the favourable consideration 
of the Government the urgent necessity of passing such extended legislation 
dealing with dairies as to registration and inspection in the interests of public 
health and in the interests of the people of this colony.’’—Carried. 
On the motion of Dr. Txoxarts, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to 
the mayor and citizens of Mackay for their kindness to delegates during their 
stay in the town. 
Mr. &. 8S. Arken (Gooburrum): I beg to move a hearty vote of thanks to the 
Hon. J. V. Chataway for the manner in which he has conducted the business of 
this Conference. We all know itis very difficult to manage a number of farmers, 
for it seems to me we can hardly agree on any two subjects, but there is not the 
slightest doubt that Mr. Chataway has had all our meetings very well in hand. 
Mr. W. Greson (Bingera) : I beg to second the motion. This is the first 
of these Conferences that I have attended, and I have been delighted with it. 
Mr. C. J. Booxer (Woolooga): I haye much pleasure in supporting the 
motion, and, in doing so, would like to draw attention to the particularly able 
way in which the Chairman has summed up the various papers and discussions. 
