MEAT EXPORT CONTROL

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27201, 19 November 1953, Page 10

MEAT EXPORT CONTROL

No Legislation This Session

FURTHER STUDY WANTED

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, November 18. The Government is not satisfied that the Meat Export Control Bill prepared by the Meat Board offers the best means of meeting conditions that might follow a changeover from bulk selling to a free market, and it will not promote legislation for this purpose during this session of Parliament. The Minister of Agriculture (Mr K. J. Holyoake) said tonight that the proposals in the bill had been carefully studied by the Cabinet, by a special caucus committee, and by the caucus of the Government party. The caucus committee, he said, had met a committee of the Meat Board on two oc-? casions when the proposed measure was thoroughly discussed. Federated Farmers was represented on the latter occasion.

“While not rejecting the Meat Board proposals, the Government is not satisfied that they would provide the best method to meet the circumstances that may arise in a changeover from bulk selling on a govern-ment-to-government basis to free marketing,” the Minister said. He added thht the Government had given an undertaking to interested parties that adequate opportunity would be afforded for representations to be made either to a select committee of Parliament or to the Government, but in the time available it‘had been found impossible to comply with these conditions.

“In all the circumstances it has been decided that no legislation will be promoted this session.” he said. “The Meat Board ahd Federated Farmers have been advised.”