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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 26 October 1934, Page 5

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Colonel Fitzmaurice’s Machine Passes Test

HOPES TO BEAT RECORD POSTPONEMENT OF START {United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapc Cooyrißbt ‘ Received 11 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Oct. 25. Colonel Fitzmaurice passed his full load test at Portsmouth with 8350 pounds and was granted a certificate of airworthiness. The landing was satisfactory despite a wet ground.

Colonel Fitzmaurice, after a repetition of trouble with the oil feed of his machine, is having an additional pipe fitted. He is postponing the start, probably for twenty-four hours. He intends leaving Lympne for Australia and will conform to the conditions of the centenary air race in order to prove the Irish Sweep plane’s capability. He hopes to beat Scott’s record. France Organising Race PARIS, Oct. 25. The Minister for Air announces that France is shortly organising a big international air competition. I have about tills legislation is that it looks to me like locking the stable door rather late in the day. I think the horse has got out. Mr A. J. Stallworthy (Ind., Eden) : The coiv, you mean. (Laughter). Mr Poison said he was sure the proposals for marketing were valuable and would be very useful to the industry. He agreed with Mr Wilkinson that financial relief was urgently required. It could be given now if the Government had the courage. The Chairman of Committees (Mr S. G. Smith): Any reference to lack of courage— Mr Poison: Oh, well, I withdraw. Mr IP. Fraser (Lab., Wellington Central): Vision and* enterprise are the words. *

Mr Poison: Yes, I have been receiving telegrams from all over the country demanding delay in the passing of this legislation. Mr W. E. Parry (Lab., Auckland Central): You are not the only one receiving telegrams. The Minister of Finance, Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates: Every one of them inspired. We don’t legislate by telegram.

Mr Poison: I don’t know how you legislate. I am not opposing these proposals at the moment at all, because I believe they will be valuable, but there is something more valuable we are neglecting to dp, and that is give immediate relief to the dairyfarmer.

LEGISLATION TO GO THROUGH Mr Coates: Let u s understand the position. We aTe going to put legislation through.

“The Prime Minister is the greatest Rip Van Winkle that the world has ever seen,” declared Mr R. Semple (Lab., Wellington Bast). “He has wasted three or four years and no,w he conies along with legislation and attempts to rush it through the House.” ,

Mr H. G. Dickie (Govt., Patea) expressed the hope that ample time would be afforded the House to discuss the legislation. The factories in Taranaki were federated and it should be possible to obtain the opinion of the industry fairly quickly. There could be no very great urgency about marketing if they followed the report of the commission, for the commission had recommended that the present system should be continued for the present season. Mr Fraser said he trusted the Prime Minister would not try to play the role of the strong man by driving the Bill through the House at all costs. After all, the matter was an important one. Several questions required answers. How could improved marketing get over the quota ? What would the new board do that the old board could not? Was the Government going to guarantee the producer’s income? If there was the slightest provision in the Bill that would benefit the industry the Government could depend upon the wholehearted support of the Opposition. ‘‘ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.’ ’

The Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. 'Macmillan, who is in charge of the Bill, said it had been felt and known for a long time that some organisation vested with greatei powers than the various boards possessed was absolutely necessary. Somebody had to make reciprocal trade .agreements and it was impossible for Ministers of the Crown to leave the country in sufficiently large numbers to bring that about-. It was almost impossible now for private individuals to make new business connections outside of the Etnpire. Trade had to be conducted by some authority higher than the private individual. The task was one for Governments. The only way business with other countries could be transacted satisfac- ( torily was through the channels of the Governments concerned.

The Minister outlined the procedure proposed to be adopted under the Bill and remarked that so far as the election of its representatives was concerned the industry had never had a fair spin.

Mr D. McDougall (Govt., Mat-aura): Will the Government appoint the chairman ?

The Minister: The board appoints its own chairman. This measure does not give immediately the relief askedfor, but it aims at helping the farmer out of his difficulties in a manner that he would not otherwise be able to extricate himself. There is no use waking up at the eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute and saying the

industry has not Had time to discuss its position, This matter has been before the farmers for over twelve months. A representative conference was held in Wellington away back in June last—

Mr Poison: They asked for a subsidy. The Minister: Pardon xue, they asked for •a loan The conference requested that an inquiry should be made. That was done. The commission took evidence everywhere. There has been more talk on this subject than on any other for a great number of years. The business people in the industry say the time has come for action. We are taking action. Much as T would like to accede to the wishes of members, it will take us all our time to get the Bill in working order by next session.

‘Mr Samuel: Where will the dairy farmer be by then? The Minister: The dairy farmer will be in the position of knowing that hi s wish has been granted. Mr Coates said it was true that some parts of New Zealand were opposed to the recommendations of the commission, but others were in favour of them. He had received many telegrams supporting the report. What Parliament had to decide was whether the provisions in the Bill were in the best interests of the country and the industry or not. It was not the intention of the Government to hurry the Bill through, as a measure of such importance warranted considerable consideration by those concerned, but the crisis had been reached They had to decide what was best from the immediate point of view, but they must not forget the long view. The Bill was introduced and read a first time.