PRODUCTION PLAN

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 127, 31 May 1941, Page 5

PRODUCTION PLAN

THE MAIN POINTS'

CHANGE-OVER TO CHEESE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, May 3ff. The Minister of Marketing (Mr. Barclay), opening the Otago Wirrter Show today, said that the conduct ]of the war called for the utmost effort from the Dominion as a whole, but particularly from the primary industries, which were playing such a vital part in the supply of essential foodstuffs to the front line of battle.

The general .programme of prirrt^y production for the coming year r.lad | already been widely published. > He would, however, emphasise the follcfwjing points:—Firstly, the additional change-over from butter to cheese- .to produce 160,000 tons of cheese was 'of paramount importance; secondly,: the importance of the Dominion producing a maximum wool clip could not De overstressed, as this commodity (was vital war material and was amongl the essential requirements of the UmW Kingdom Government. In so far as meat, production was concerned, it was impossible at this sUtge v of the negotiations with the United Kingdom Government to give any j detailed information, and the position, as far as it could be covered, had been, covered in the production programme announced earlier. The Minister emphasised the noed for increased primary production to maintain New Zealand's own stand? ird of living, in addition to the requirements of the United Kingdom Goveiinment. In this connection increased crops of wheat and malting bar!|ey were essential. They must also aim»to produce sufficient seeds of arable cr-jps and vegetables to meet the Dominican's needs, together with a surplus available for export or as a carry-over an the case of seeds which did not rapi ply decline in germination capacity. \