BUTTER CONTROL FIGHT

Evening Star, Issue 19918, 14 July 1928, Page 3

BUTTER CONTROL FIGHT

FARMERS’ GOOD MUSCLES [FkOII OfK rARI.UMEXTi.KI ItEPOETEK.] WELLINGTON, July 13. Who will win the final round in the fight over the methods of marketing New Zealand dairy produce? Mr_J. R. Hamilton (A wama) committed himself to prophecy in the House to-day, despite unfriendly • interruptions from a fellow member of tho party (Mr Nash, Palmerston North), who strongly advocates free marketing Mr Hamilton asked ’what was the result of free marketing for some of tho New Zealand cheese factories this season. They sold to the merchants, and wore now discovering that factories which consigned to London were getting ,ClO a ton more for their cheese) People were saying there should he less Government in business, continued Hamilton, . hut what happened among the manure. manufacturers in .the.- way of raising prices against tho farmer. Despite these lesson's some people repeated that there should he no .interference. . They wanted freedom for the merchants to exploit the farmers, so that they could make thousands'-of pounds, out of the dairy suppliers. “Propogaiida .was able to beat us in the. first • round,” continued Mr Hamilton, “but the farmers may be better trained than the merchants next time,, because they have a chance I to work up their muscles, so that in .the last round they will get in the punch which means success.” ' , Mr Nash ('Palmerston North): The Dairy Board lost every round.” Mr Hamilton; “ We’know w;hat they had against them.” , '