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Press, 24 September 1983, Page 25

A VITAL MESSAGE TO ALL FARMERS: Acquisition of meat - wrong for you and New Zealand This is what will happen if the Meat Industry Task Force proposal is implemented: Total Acquisition Only f ree enterprise competition ensures a maximum return to you and New Zealand. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board , will acquire all your sheep meat, and handle it as a You Lose Choice and Control national pool. You will no longer have a choice. And it You will have no real say in the marketing of may lead to acquisition of all beef and offals. your meat. Free Enterprise is Lost I | l(rrT TT Free Enterprise in sheep meat marketing will I It is time for cha nge. The New Zealand Meat disappear. B Exporters’ Council unanimously recommend the Existing marketing and entrepreneurial skills | formation of an independent, autonomous Meat will be lost. We must not lose these skills if New S Industry Council — with statutory authority. Zealand is to compete successfully on world A Council that retains the balance of markets commercial expertise, entrepreneurial skills and producer interest. A Council that is accountable i and responsibly controlled by meat producer BlireaUCTatlC Control and meat industry representatives. A Council that believes you should retain Centralised control, by the New Zealand ownership of your product. Meat Producers’ Board will result in a socialistic, On Tuesday next, September 27th, your Meat monopoly structure, with all its bureaucracy and and Wool Representative of Federated Farmers aiiectinnahle efficiencv 1S votlr ‘g on the Task Force proposals. Call him questionable efficiency. now teU how you fed Lower Returns No acquisition The Task Force recommendation means you Free enterprise > will no longer have free choice to maximise your An independent Council returns. .. A central monopoly has no competition. Inserted by the New Zealand Bleat Exporters Council (inc J MECT O&M