SOUTHLAND OPINION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22820, 30 August 1937, Page 11

SOUTHLAND OPINION

COSTS NOT COVERED TURNING MEN FROM DAIRYING [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'] INVERCARGILL, Sunday Disappointment with the new guaranteed price was expressed to-day by men in the dairy industry in Southland, the general opinion being that the advance will not cover the increase in costs. . ' "In the face of the fact that dairymen's costs have increased during the past rear by approximately 3 l-3d per lb. of butter-fat, the guaranteed price just announced for the coming season is disappointing, .to say the least," said Mr. A. R. Johnston, president of th£ Southland provincial executive of the Farmers' Union. "It is hard to understand the reasoni*ng of those responsible for fixing it, oinless their object is to turn many of our dairymen to other moans of livelihood. It would be reasonable 'to suggest that the price fixing committee should have taken increased and increasing _ costs more into consideration, since its price last year was) based, on the' previous nine or 10 years of comparatively low prices and low costs or production. "Some dairymen who are in more fortunate circumstances, and these will vary on account of many influences, may bo able to carry on, but those who are most in need of help in order to continue to do their part in helping to produce the bulk of Iscw Zealand's wealth are gohip; to be. forced out of business. The industry is being left in much the same position as it was during the depression years. Farmers' Union " said Mr. Johnston, "has pledged its support to the compensated price campaign, which! is nothiSg more or less ttian a ]us| J the eap between farmers/' £ S. *?"*• v costs »ii . i . or | )y an incre n>so which will . allow the pi-o-dJioer to pay his way in a satisfactory ducer wij ~ h » m a remuneration manner ande wJth the B fe rv i ce ( ho roSnand with that obtained by ojther renders a community who rcgnder mem , be "rvice I think that now- the equa! * t representation should verj stroi g • Government th rough bo made * ,1 nr j C e committed /] and if the Go-tp ij s £ on the der-nanda, io lo .erionslr-M"'" 10 ™ 3 -