THE WHEAT DUTIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20324, 3 August 1929, Page 12

THE WHEAT DUTIES.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED

SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY,

[BY TELEGRAPH. — SPECIAL REPORTER. 1 WELLINGTON.- Friday. »

The personnel of the felmi Committee to examine matters relating to the wheat, industry was announced by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. G. W. Forbes, in the House of Representatives today. The members are: Mr. Forbes, the Hon J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Industries and Commerce, Me-srs. D. Jones (Reform-Mid-Canterbury), J. Bitchener (Reform— Waitaki), F. Waite (Reform —Clutha), C. Carr (Labour—Timaru), J. McCombs (Labour— Lyttelton), J. A. MaePherson (Government —Oamaru), C. A. Wilkinson (Independent—Egmont), and H. R. Jenkins (Government —Parnell). Tho committee is to report to the House as to (1) What, are the advantages from a national standpoint of the policy of tha Dominion being self-supporting as far as its wheat requirements are concerned; (2) whether the wheatgrowers of the Dominion require protection or State assistance to enable them to market their product in competition with the importations from other countries; (3) what form of protection or State assistance, if any, would effect that object without unduly adding to the cost of wheat, flour, bread, fowl wheat and wheat offals to the users; (4) whether protection, if any, is required for tho flourmilling industry; (5) whether the costs of baking and the distribution o! bread to consumers are reasonable, or otherwise.