DAIRY FARMER’S GUARANTEE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 195, 19 July 1939, Page 7

DAIRY FARMER’S GUARANTEE.

1 ‘CON DITIONS. ABANDONED. ’ ’ AIR POLSON’S BELIEF. • The Address-in-Rcply debate was continued in the House to-night by Mr A\ : . J. Poison (Stratford). Ho claimed that the Alinister of Finance had learned during liis present visit to London that New Zealand’s insulation policy had broken down, and lie preceded to criticise the guaranteed price lor the dairy farmer, stating that increasing costs were making it extremely difficult for farmers to carry on. The conditions promised to the dairy farmer had been abandoned, said Air Poison, and irk. view of this could the Government expect the slieepfarmcr to lie enthusiastic about a guaranteed price for wool? “Come and be socialised,’’ was what the Government was saying to the wool-grower, but the slieepfarmer would refuse to fall into the same net as the dairy farmer. Air J. G. Barclay (Alarsden) expressed the opinion that the farmer to-day was in exactly the same position as the trades unionist. That was, if he had a grievance lie could go to the Prime Alinister or the Alinister of Agriculture and seek redress, in view of the Prime Alinister’s intimation concerning the proposal to Laid a plebiscite among dairy farmers on the guaranteed price, lie thought Opposition members, especially those representing dairying districts, should announce their attitude to such a plebiscite. Since the Prime Alinister’s announcement, he said, the Government had received large numbers of telegrams and letters from working dairy farmers strongly supporting the guaranteed price policy, and stating that the leaders of the Farmers’ Union in opposing it were not truly representing the views of the majority of farmers.

Referring to the proposed guaran-

passed. Doctors of high ideals undoubtedly gave of their best under the Act, hut if the operation of it were Unduly delayed or frustrated the Government would ho justified in introducing a State medical service. AIR GORDON'S DEBUT. Air E. 13. Gordon, member for Rangitikei, made his maiden speech, lie said lie would like the Government to define its land policy. AA'as it to bo community fanning and tho creation of a State peasantry? Ho was sure that young men would not take up farming under those conditions. One tiling which the farmer valued was his independence, and the liberty to work his farm as lie wanted to work it. The farmer’s grievance was that any benefit that might accrue to him as a result of better prices was more than cancelled out by higher costs resulting from the Government’s legislation. The farmer had to hear the brunt of the increased taxation, and only by increased production had it been possible for him to meet the increased charges. it was time tho fanner received more consideration.