SWING OF PENDULUM

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 101, 26 October 1932, Page 11

SWING OF PENDULUM

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

FARMERS AND OTTAWA

Appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Sir Francis Boys, of Christchureh, who represented the New Zealand Farmers' Union in an advisory capacity at-the Ottawa Conference, -was placed roil'record at to-day's meeting of the Do'tninion executive-of :-th6 Union. The presidont (Mr. •W.- J. Poison, M.P.) said that if they had searched throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand they could not have found a better representative at Ottawa, particularly in the direction of having tho quota principle .established for the Dominion's meat. "A great many people are naturally disappointed that there are no immediate substantial results from Ottawa," Mr. Poison continued. "I don't think it will bo possible to expect anything of the kind. All that Ottawa did was to make a beginning. I don't believe for.-a-moment that wo are g( '■.g T ,tp.ge,t-any great increase in prices, out we are iiow as a united Empire making better arrangements with one another and getting eortain principles recognised in our trading which previously were- not recognised. "Wo can safely say the pendulum is swinging in the right direction. That is as far as it is possible to go at present. A great deal has to be done bofore substantial • results and benefits aro achieved."

Mr. W. Morrison (Wanganui) spoko in support of the quota principle and said he was sorry that the Shipowners' Federation jiad taken....a different view from the-majprity..of.fho,other producers and had opposed; the principle as being an dangerous>ohe!."''Ondv x)r;.two members of the Meat Board^ hadr supported that attitude, but ho, thought they would now admit that tho quota system was the only course that was going to help the Dominion.