PRODUCE TO U.K. MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 82, 7 April 1938, Page 9

PRODUCE TO U.K. MARKET

BRITISH FARMERS' PLAN

FEARS ALLAYED

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SYDNEY, April G.

The leader of the British delegation, Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, at the Empire Producers' Conference loday made a statement allaying the fears of restriction entertained by Australian dairy produce interests.

"The United Kingdom delegation desires it to be officially placed on record," he said, "that by no stretch of imagination can the endorsement by this conference of the Ottawa order of preference involve restriction of supplies of dairy produce to the United Kingdom market. Indeed, it is hoped that none will become necessary.

"The firm intention of my delegation is to co-operate in every way with the producers' organisations in' the Dominions in order to avert the need for Government intervention.

"Our understanding of the purpose of the conference is that the institution of commodity councils will provide the best means of dealing with or warding off restriction of supplies, and my delegation gives an assurance that it will use its influence to that end."

Resolutions were adopted urging the passage of legislation for the setting up of marketing boards at the request of the producers concerned, and financed and 'controlled by the producers, for orderly marketing through grower control.

The conference also recommended the creation of a system of rural credits, where such is required, to meet the needs of agriculture.

The conference appointed committees representing the dairying, wheat, meat, pigs, fruit, and wool industries to implement the decisions.