REQUEST FOR A POLICY
Mf.NIJSTKK'S I! KIM A" " lli.v Teh-graph.-Pre.-.- A.-sueiui.'uu.) TIMAUu, 21st March. To-duy Mr. Burnett, M.P. for Ti;mukii, sent the following to (he Hon. Li. W. Forbes, Minister of Agriculture: "As representative of one of the largest wheat-growing electorates in the Uoiiiinion, I urge upon vim the extreme neod of Cabinet declaring at the earliest possible moment its definite policy regarding wheat protect ion or otherwise. The uncertainty th;i! is in the air regarding the Government 's wheat policy is debarring a very large number of prospective growers from starling their wheat-growing 'iperaiions, which is always an early autumn uusiness to a large iiiiniln-r of fanners. With .suitable land, sheep vaisiiig is more attractive than whcfil-irrowing, with the added uu.-erlninty of 'a duiiblful protective policy Ihi-own in. -It would 1'? better if the Government said definitely and at once whether it intended to retain a fair measure of protection, or rniiioiinccd that it looked to Australia and Canada for its wheat supplies." The Minister replied that Ihe existing arrangements will apply 1" next season's crop.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 67, 22 March 1929, Page 4
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177REQUEST FOR A POLICY Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 67, 22 March 1929, Page 4
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