BRITISH FARMING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 131, 15 March 1933, Page 5

BRITISH FARMING.

MEASURE FOR ORGANISATiON. THE MARKETING BILL. (United Press Association—Copyright). LONDON, March 14. Claiming that if the programme succeeded it would be the greatest thing that the present Government had attempted, Major W. E. Elliott (Minister of Agriculture) moved »the second reading of the Agricultural Marketing Bill in the House of Commons last night. The Bill, said Major Elliott, aimed at making agriculture an organised industry, based on the establishment of an equilibrium of price levels attained by means of quantitative regulation. Dr. J. H. Williams, on behalf of the Labour Party, moved the rejection of the Bill on the ground that it would only consolidate the interests of importers and middlemen, arid would not protect the consumer. The Hon. J. Rothschild (National Liberal) said there was. small. ■. hope of the regulation of supples producing the desired stability in prices. Limitation might be placed on home supplies but the Ottawa Agreements prevented the restriction of Dominion supplies. .The Government might restrict dear Danish butter, but not the cheap Australian and New Zealand article. Dr E. L. Burgin (Under-Secretary to the. Board, of Trade),. ...pointed out that the Dominions were as alive as anyone t 6 the •necessity for stabilisation. He. was willing to discuss is as a common ground of interest to agricultural producers throughout the world. The debate was adjourned. : ;. \