PRODUCE CONTROL

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1923, Page 13

PRODUCE CONTROL

RESOLUTIONS -WITHOUT CON

SIDERATTON,

(IT TlLIO!U?n PKIS9 ASSOCIATION.)

MASTERTON, 12th October.

Speaking ut a meeting of the Martinborough branch of the Farmers' Union, Mr. A, D. M'Leod, M.P., said: "It makes one almost despair when our own president and; many branches' rush into resolutions and print without apparently considering the difficulties confronting ihe Meat Board, (or even the responsibilities attaching to their own positions. One of our outstanding difficulties was to produce a. Bill which, while not giving the control we required, in no_ way broke existing contracts or the securities of lending institutions. From the Prime, Minister down we gave assurances of our honesty of intention in this respect; and in that we had. the.backing of 90 per cent, of the primary producers, of whom, whatever may be' said, it cannot be said that they are breakers of faith. It was hoped that without actual legislation, satisfactory arrangements might be made whereby the freezing works would freeze on owners' account along the lines of justice to all: If this is now found impossible more drastic action may be required, but what I want to point out about the thing is that if we are going to dictate to whom lending people' or institutions shall realise securities which they have come by without any contravention of the law, then the springs of credit will'dry up to the detriment of many struggling freezing companies throughout. New Zealand To pass resolutions at this stage without any knowledge of the facts is only to wW% er? barr u SS -the, Meat Bo"d in wnat all of us having knowledge of the position know to be a very 5 difficult one. It is only going to add fuel to the propaganda of our. most dangerous opponents if : they. can say that we as primary producers, elect men to 'the

mtl\^t T «xPres!)ng emphatic apureL 6 P*"7 Control Act and his vSte fnry -f dalry farraer to r^ord nis vote for it was passed.