PRICES OF MANURES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8630, 10 July 1924, Page 5

PRICES OF MANURES

x =- STATEMENT BY MINISTER. (Per Press Association.) Wellington 1 , July 1> The Hon. W. D. Nosworthy, in a statement, says lie regrets that injustice was done Mr 31. Harding, manager of the Farmers’ Fertiliser Co., in. assuming that he was connected with the new farmers’ party, but reiterates his statement, regarding 3leasts Ross and Duxlield, who are prominent menders of the organisation, which complains of high prices, both being on the directorate of manufacturing concerns. The 3li nister says it is idle to deny that ho had brought pressure on companies to effect reduction in. selling prices. The Government bad done its part to keep lower the price of raw material and secure a corresponding reduction in the selling price. After perusing the company’s balance sheet the Minister says that what concerned hi in was the price the farmer had to pay for manures in order to wipe off the losses to the company due to serious mistakes during the erection of the works, also to enable it to achiea e substantial profit. Another aspect of the matter was the action of manufacturing in refusing to allow tolesale purchasers to sell to farmers wholesale purchasers to sell to farmers below a scale of prices.