MEAT EXPORTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1939, Page 4

MEAT EXPORTS

PARTY POLITICS DEPRECAT ED [PICH pkess association.] I DUNEDIN. March It. Cnniiiifiiling on the Now Zcala.nd Farmers' Union president's reference to meal exports. Mr. Janies Begg, a member of the Meat Board, said that Mr. W. W. Mulholland evidently I h on.eli I the board was not const it till'd to deal wilh the position in the best '■ay. Alt o.v-opt throe members, how over, orc appointed bv Ih.o farmer::, ami two of those throe members ao"lelly were formers; They wore thus sev'm to one against the brokers' man. 'I am sorry to see that ibis great ludiislr;- of ours !m< been made a shuttlecock for party polities." Mr., Legg said. “There >$ qq doubt "e.

I owe gratitude to Mr. Coates, but [ things have changed since those days. I The National ■Farmers' Union in Britain is a strong political force, and this restriction would have come no matter who had been the Minister. Mi-. Nash, to my personal knowledge, has fought as hard against these restrictions as anyone else, and it is only jjair io make that statement." Mr. Begg said the restriction of! three per cent, would mean a redne-; lion of tOOi) or 50oi) tons on the n.mounl Now Zealand shipped last • year, and lath year was a. bad one. I I’he rcstri' li‘'i! "as not so bad in num- 1 bers. bui in weight i' amounted to; tboui'-amls of tons. I The beard had decided there should be no restriction on killings this year. I m; that would give the market a eorious knock. What New Zealand waallowed to ship this yetju- was based ou last ; cur's shipments, and jf fur-

ther arrangements were made for 1940, the}- would be based on this year. That made it essential that New Zealand should ship the full quoj ta allowed by December I’l. I "It may be necessary next year to [ restrict killing." Mr. Begg added, "and that is going to be a serious thing for Now Zealand. Fortunately. the Hume Government lias allowed us to decide which meal wo shall restrict. We must restrict what brings in the least money. Iml if Hie British authorities expect a thru'- per cent, rosi fiction io raise the juice of homc-kilb-d Ul'-a.I. Ilicv arc going t<> bo d isa pp l ’! n ted, am] more draotie restrict ion may lie. required.’’