BOBBY CALVES
THE EXPORT' EMBARGO. AN OBSCURE POSITION. Speaking of the loss to the farming community due to the prohibition of the export of bobby calves, Mr Archibald told the Kaitaia Chamber of Commerce that calves were being bought at about 1/6 per head and were being killed at the works. He did not know what was to be done with the calves or what was behind it all. Mr Thornton said it was a commercial gamble on the part of the buyers, who were probably hoping that the embargo would be lifted, enabling them to make a profit later. If the buyers made a reasonably large profit they would have earned it by their foresight and he could see no remedy for the farmer,’ Mr Archibald: “Why was it sprung on the farmer at the beginning of the season?” Mr Thornton: “The full tale has not yet been told. The Prime Minister, in his reply to a question on the subject in the House, was only hedging, and the true story will trickle out piecemeal. It was decided to ask Mr H. M. Rushworth, M.P., to keep in touch with the position and advise the Chamber of any developments.
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Northern Advocate, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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