GROWING OF WHEAT

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 163, 12 July 1945, Page 7

GROWING OF WHEAT

SCHEME FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

NEW MEMBER'S CRITICISM Parliamentary Reporter. ' WELLINGTON, this day. Making his maiden speech in the House of Representatives last night Mr. G. R. Herron (Nat., Awarua) showed that he has an intimate knowledge of farming conditions. He criticised the scheme of the Government for the encouragement of wheat growing, declaring that it had done some foolish things. He could not imagine anyone with the slightest experience of farming making the mistake which was evident in connection with the drive for a larger wheat acreage. The inland portion of Southland grew the best wheat and farmers were told they could get 7/1 per bushel if the acreage was 235,000, and if this total was not reached they would get a lesser space, the Government realise- that - this was taxing the-man who grew wheat because someone else, would not grow it The result was that farmers today did not know what they woul,d get Those who grew the best wheat in the inland districts would be handicapped by deduction for transport and for the Bluff wharfage charge, though 90 per cent of the gram woufi never see that port. A price should have been fixed at country St Th°e n Minister of Supply, Mr. Sullivan: The price is 6/6, with an additional7d per bushel as, for the larger acreage. Everybody would then get 7/1.