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11. The money spent by the Government would be quickly repaid, for men 
would prefer to pay for cleared land, as they could get a return quickly. 
12. This would increase the wealth of the district, and: give considerable 
amount of profitable employment to the poor man and increase population. 
NINTH SESSION. 
Tuurspay Evenine, 12ru Junr, 1902, 7 p.m. 
This, the concluding session of the Conference, was occupied in adopting 
the following recommendations and resolutions submitted by the Committee of 
esolutions :— 
IMMIGRATION. 
That this Committee of Resolutions tender a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. 
: E. Dean for the paper read by him, and suggest that the Department of 
griculture communicate with Dr. Barnardo with a view to ascertaining if the 
System he has carried out with reference to forwarding boys to Canada, with a 
view to placing them on the land, could be adopted with reference to this State. 
AGRICULTURAL BANK ACT. 
That this Committee recommend to the Conference the desirability of so 
amending the present Agricultural Bank Act as to afford a much-needed 
Telief to those whose land is already encumbered. 
TENANT RIGHT. 
That this Committee recommend the adoption of section 2 of the subjects 
for discussion at the Conference submitted by the Pioneer River Farmers 
and Graziers’ Association—viz., the need for securing to outgoing tenants com- 
bensation for improvements effected by them during their tenure that are at 
€ expiration of their occupancy of direct or realisable monetary value. 
RETROSPECTIVE ACTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES. 
. Lhe Committee of Resolutions recommend that this Conference records 
Its Sympathy with the sugar-growers and others who suffer from the retrospec- 
tive action of the Customs duties, and beg to heartily support them in their 
&ttorts to obtain relief; and that the Chairman of this Conference be requested 
to forward this resolution to the Premier of the Commonwealth through the 
Proper channel. 
INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 
The Committee of Resolutions recommend that this Conference do warmly 
*pprove of the action of the Department of Agriculture in including the sub- 
Ject of insectivorous birds within the scope of its activities, and is, moreover, 
°f opinion that it should take the necessary steps to ensure that no harmtul 
‘uimal or bird whatever be brought into this State, and, save only with the 
“onsent and approval of the Secretary for Agriculture for the time being, no 
‘nimal or bird on the ground of its alleged insectivorous habits. 
i _ That this Committee recommend that illustrations of our most valuable 
sectivorous birds be prepared for use as object lessons to be used in the 
Yarious State schools in this State. 
PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY. 
ad _ This Committee haying duly considered these subjects, and having been 
x vised that the matter has been taken in hand by the Chamber of Agriculture, 
‘commend that this Conference heartily endorse the action taken by that 
amber in reference to the pineapple industry. ee 
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