SALE OF OATS CROPS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23881, 25 February 1943, Page 4

SALE OF OATS CROPS

FARMERS’ DISCUSSION

SITUATION DESCRIBED AS UNSATISFACTORY

The present situation' for larnei for the sale of their oat? crops would make difficulties for the GoVprnmtiil in getting co-operation from fames in future, said Mr R. T,. McMilhi at a meeting yesterday of tKe Norti Canterbury Provincial ExecUtivs * the New Zealand FarmersV.Unia Mr McMillan described the sltuaM as unsatisfactory. The chairman (Mr R. G. Bisw said the farmers were losing,Co» dence ‘in Primary cil appeals. The GovernmentijifclH had appealed for oats. grown them, but there sale for them. The tion Council had received instyi&tM that oats were wanted in quantity as last year. Farmert W had grown them still had them * their hands. Some had beeni®®* and were in bags, and the Jan® 3 ; were anxious to get rid of tb® The Minister, he said, should the position in which the farmttS Wfl* finding themselves at prese||| ; v u Statements had been Wheat Controller (Mr R. McPhfpF: that the bats would be usedjipPj, position was still very difficult" 3 Mr McMillan. The FarmerStftW; would be doing a service ialputW the matter again before the< i <M® f ; ment. * Mi! Mr W. W. Mulholland saidpaf *; suspected the millers of making' l * most of the situation in ordtr, 3 bring pressure on the Governing? come forward with contracts;;®?® the greatest difficulties, he saigffjg that the Minister of Agriculture? the Primary Production Coti&PJE' were responsible for getting thewF ers to grow the oats, wereijW. " sponsible for the marketing of wfr It was really a matter for'the ** partment of Supply, he added 1* Department of Agriculture Primary Production Council had fl® their share, but another depart®®

had fallen down on its share, he It was decided to ask the of Supply (the Hon. D. G. ® u van) to clarify the position r*B* ing the sale of white oats ana endeavour to relieve the marM‘ position.