BIGGER EXPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1940, Page 7

BIGGER EXPORTS

OF PRIMARY PRODUCTS. GOVERNMENT PLANS. WELLINGTON, June 17. Plans for increased, or in sonic cases alternative, production of primary products in the 1940-41 season, are to be put into operation immediately by the Government. Greater quantities of exportable meat and dairy produce will be made available to the United Kingdom, which has been informed that stock and crop development will be advanced so that the production for 1941-42 will be on a higher level. Full details of the programme, which, has met with the approval <>. the British Government, were released to-night by the Acting-Minister of Agriculture, Hon. F. Langstone. He said that, for some time the Government and the producers’ organisations had been concerned with the possibility of an increased production of exportable foodstuffs. The Department of Agriculture had prepared a plan, and it had been endorsed by the Government. The production drive launched by the Government has the following aims lor export in the 1910-41 season.--Butter to be maintained at last season’s level. Cheese to be increased by 15,000 to 20,000 tons. 'Paeon to be incrcasrd hv 10 000 tons.

Beef to be increased. , Mutton and lamb to be maintained •it last season’s level. ' Eggs to be made available in the greatest possible •juantity Pasture and clover to be made available in increasing quantities. .-‘This maintenance and increase of primary commodities are the farmers” responsibilities,” suid Air Langstone. ‘‘The Government’s responsibilities can be summarised as fclbwS i 1 — . ; ' 1

To give financial - facilities, through recognised sources, for capital and working. ' ; To give assistance'in the procuring of essential imports. To. <>ive full advisory -and super- . isional service. To : provide plant—either from the Public Works Department, or by the control of private plant, finance and .abour —to Crown land, or to renovate existing farms. The programme (stipulated, when dealing with );he Governments responsibilities, that all excess profits should accrue to the State, said the Minister. The Government, he said woo’d ilso consider the establishment of a dnseed oil extraction plant, and dhe manufacture of stock feed as a byproduct.

The workers’ responsibilities were lefined by the Minister as being the xpedition of the operations at all of this (processing and manufacturing points; the ensuring of more road oading; the ensuring of the unloadng of ocean transport; and ensuring :hat New Zealand had adequate suppies of coal from its own resources. FARMERS’ APPROVAL. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 17. Plans for increased production as proposed by the Go. cron ent, were ilaced before large meetings of Taraiaki fanners at New Plymouth and itratford to-day by Mr W. J. Poison. An enthusiastic reception was acorded to the proposals, which were tii , niniously adopt, d, and leading farmers from all parts of the province ,vere elected to form local commitees.