AND DAIRYING NEEDS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 170, 18 July 1919, Page 6

AND DAIRYING NEEDS.

A SHGHT MIStTNDERSTANIJING '■■ CONCESSION XO WAIKATO, v (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) 1 ; — ( HAMILTON, this day. ' The following telegrams liave been re- , ceiled by Mr. Hammond (president of the Waikato Sub-provincial District -, ■Farmers' "Union), in reply to copies of ' resolutions passed yesterday:— "Received telegrams containing reeolution adopted at meeting held at Hamilton. Will certainly look into the question of dairy machinery personally. I am not aware that that was the difficulty. < I understood the difficulty was with i cement and building material. The dis- i triet traffic manager at Auckland ■will ' visit Hamilton, and I suggest that you ( submit urgent requirements to him for ' consideration.—(Signed) W. H. Hemes." < "In reply to yours, conveying resolu- < ition passed at public meeting. As you 1 Jare aware the subject matter of the same comes under the authority of my • jcolleague, the Minister of Railways, who ' informs mc that he is sending the traffic < j'manager at Auckland to confer with you. < (signed.) Arthur Myers." ■ ! "Existing rastrictions were forced upon ' j'the Department owing to shortage ot ' jjcoal. and with the object of maintaining Ithe movement of foodstuils, it became ' imperative to cease the carriage of non- ' ''perishable and non-ess: £ > a l goods. The 'igrave locs and disorganisation involved ■is fully realised and deplored, but, under ! j the circumstances, there was no alternative. With a view to reconsidering the position a≤ affecting the Waikato dairy ] I industry, the Department has asked Mr. lGoodfeilow to prepare a complete list bf machinery. building, and other, material immediately essential, and sub-1 •mit it to the district manager, who has!. been instructed to interview him so as To enable the Department to consider the matter comprehensively, (signed) R. W. McVilley. ,, Mr. Hammond replied to the Minister , rot Railways: "Your wire in reply to (Tnine re Hamilton resolution received. i. our original assumption was correct in |addition to the removal of urgent machinery. Contractors of dried milk etc., are retaining men pending lyour reply and action. Small conslgnliments of cement for cowvards and rail\age dairy stock to farmers are absolutely essential, as the season opens in 'a, fortnight. Immediate relief can be given- in these directions, with relief at economic intervale without materially It-ending to deplete coal stocks. The conifpanies concerned will lend the Department coal for the purpose. This offer entitles the dairying convmunitv to look to you to take firm charge of the situation. Your instruction to the traffic . taianager to {jet in touch with position is , i appreciated."