WHEAT AND SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 100, 27 April 1917, Page 8

WHEAT AND SHIPPING

CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OB!

AGRICULTURE.

The Board of Agriculture at ite meeting this wesk spent some time in di«-> cussing what could be done to induce farmers to grow a larger area of wheat, so as to ensure that an ample supply will be lai&ed in the Dominion during the coming season. The hope was expressed that, in spite of the snortage of labour in ftie rural districts, there will be a good response to the request oftho Government to increase the wheat production. "'•

The shipping question, also, received much consideration., and details were submitted to the board showing ■ the comparative figures f0r,1916 and 1917 in connection with the stocks of meat held in cold storage in the Dominion. The President stated that representations had been made to the Right Hoc. tha Prime Minister urging him to take steps to. ensure that at the conclusion of the existing agreement between the Imperial Government and New Zealand producers to purchase all the meat available for export, the whole of tha stocks in store at the conclusion of the war should be taken over by the Imperial authorities and not thrown back on the hands of the owners. The board is again strongly urging the Minister that this matter should be pressed on the Imperial authorities with a view to the representations being given effect to, so that the trouble complained about by producers might be remedied.