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164. QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JouRNAL. [1 Jury, 190L, — 
HomrEsTEAD SETTLEMENT. 
That, to encourage bond fide homestead settlement, we recommend that further 
facilities be granted to such class of settiers, and that selection by absentees and 
balifliing be discouraged. We further recommend that road and water facilities be 
safeguarded, and selection before survey be discouraged. 
CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. 
That the formation of a Chamber of Agriculture is advisable, and we recommend 
that this Conference select a committee of ten (who should be representative of the 
various producing industries) as a provisional executive to arrange for a mectiug 
delegates from the various societies to be held at Brisbane atas early a date as possible; 
and we further recommend that the gentlemen whose names we submit should be 
nominated as such executive :— 
Sugar—J. Stodart, M.L.A., and J. F. Howes. 
Pastoral—J. Cameron and T. de M. Murray-Prior. 
Agricultural —F. W. Peck and Thos. Burgess. 
Fruit—lL. G. Corrie and C. Atthow. 
Dairying—A. Wagner and A. Robinson. 
Soreuum Porsoxine anD SwInE FEVER. 
That the matter of sorghum poisoning (treated of in Mr. Coulson’s paper) 
being of such vital importance to the dairying industry, we are of opinion that the 
Agricultural Department should be asked to deal with this question as one of great — 
EB SUeY ; and we further recommend that inquiry be made into the question of swine 
ever. 
THe CarriaGce or Fruit. 
That a deputation, of which Mr. Corrie will be convener, be appointed to watt 
on the shipping companies to request that due allowance be made, as was customary — 
some years since, for all ullage of fruit in transit, and that should this measure fail 
uae Government be requested to amend the Carriers Act so as to secure the desired 
end. : 
ADVANCES TO SETTLERS. 
That the question of an Advances to Settlers Bill is worthy of the serious 
consideration of the State Parliament, and we trust that such a Bill will be introduced 
during the coming session. 
Worturess SHEDS. 
That a Seeds and Plants Bill be introduced before Parliament next session. 
Nor Grass. 
That a substantial reward be offered to the discoverer of some practical means 
for eradicating nut grass, that would be innocuous to soil and stock, and which would 
repay the cost of the operation. 
QuARANTINE LINES. 
That Mr. John McPherson’s proposal that stock should be allowed to cross the 
present quarantine line after taking proper precautions by dipping to prevent ticks 
being carried, and that, if New South Wales wants an absolute buffer area, it establish 
the same in its own territory, be recommended to the earnest consideration of the 
Agricultural Department. 
CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. 
Mr. T. pe M. Murray-Prior (Maroon) announced, in connection with 
the resolution that had been passed relative to a Chamber of Agriculture, that ; 
steps had already been taken to definitely inaugurate the scheme. Ways and 
means were, of course, wanted, and the contribution had been fixed at 5s, for 
the present. He asked every delegate who was in favour of the scheme to 
communicate with him. 
CONCLUSION. 
The Hon. Anaus Grzson: We have arrived now at the end of what I 
think must have been, to most of us, a very pleasant work. Some have given 
their maiden speeches in fear and trembling. Some have appeared on the plat- 
form here as if they had been to the manor born. Some have said very wise 
things; a great many, very foolish ones. Mixingaltogether I think that, gene- 
rally speaking, the whole surroundings of the Conference have been very 
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