CO-OPERATIVE CONCERNS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 October 1922, Page 5

CO-OPERATIVE CONCERNS

QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT RELIEF

Prom Uu: ParimineuUry Correspondent

WELLINGTON, This Day,

I In the House of Representatives yes- | teiday afternoon, the Prime Minister 'reiterated that lie had no intention of introducing legislation by way of granting relief to various co-operative concerns, it had been suggested that_ ho intended to raise the sum of £1,500,000. It was quite impossible for him to say how the story had come to be circulated. Mr Sidry—"There is nothing m the i new clauses in the Finance Bill dealing with the matter?" The Prime Minister—" No." Mr Statham—"No guarantee?" Mr Massey—" No." iur Field—"l have heard it called coddling the cockies." t The Prime Minister—There is no i truth in the story." Mr Statham—"Then we can go home." The Prime Minister—"lf you have remained here for the purpose of opposing legislation, vou may safely go home. Mr Sidey" inquired whether the provisions of the moratorium would be extended. ... The Prime Minister said he did not want to extend the moratorium a minute longer than was absolutely necessary, lie said that with the recent increase in prices, co-operativo concerns would, with the exception of one, be able to go on by themselves.- It might be necessary to help one and those injtorested in the export of pork would I know what he meant. /