HELP TO FARMERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23083, 7 July 1938, Page 15

HELP TO FARMERS

OPERATION OF SCHEME WAIKATO EXAMPLE QUOTED CLAIM BY MR. A. F. MONCUR [bt telegraph—special reporter] WELLINGTON. Wednesday *Brief reference to the operations of th«, guaranteed price system for dairy products was made by Mr. A. F. Moncur (Government —Rotorua) during the debate in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr." Moucur quoted from the employment tax returns of an individual farmer in the Waikato aiui claimed. that the improvement in that mail's position was typical of the general improvement which had occurred throughout the dairying districts.

Tha farmer concerned, said Mr. Moncur, worked about 150 acres of dairying land and milked 55 cows. In 1933 he incurred a loss of £67 and, after being placed on a budget by his mortgagee, lost £B4 i;i the following year. In 1935 he managed to reduce his loss to £l7, and in the next year he made a net. profit of £204. In the first year of guaranteed prices, however, after paying all. expenses, he showed a net profit of £579. "This farmer states quite definitely that tho improvement in his circumstances is due to the restoration of his liberty by the Government," said Mr. Moncur. "He has had no trouble with labour and has been able to pay 5s to £1 a week above the rates fixed by the Government. His case is typical of that of. countless farmers throughout the Waikato who have to thank the Government- for putting them on their feot."

RAILCARS ADVOCATED AUCKLAND-PAPAKURA RUN IMPROVING THE SERVICE [flV TELECRAPH —SPECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON, Wednesday The desirability of placing railcars on the Auckland-Papakura suburban run was stressed by Mr. A. C. A. Soxton (Independent—Franklin), in giving notice of' a question to tho Ministor of Railways, the Hon. D. G. .Sullivan, in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Sexton also asked the Minister if he would inako a statement setting out tlie- intention of the Railway Department regarding the electrification of the iino between Auckland and Papakura.

"Tlic service at present provided," B air] Mr. Sexton, "would be much improved if smaller and lighter units could be run during the slacker times at intervals of about half an hour instead °f the present service with intervals of about an hour."

THE SEASOiN'S BONUS

POINT ABOUT DISTRIBUTION [BY TELEGRAPH—SPECI Mi REPORTER] "WELLINGTON, Wednesday Details of the distribution of the extra butter-fat payment were sought Mr. S. (J. Holland (Government — North) in a question addressed to the .Minister of Labour, the f ° n - R- T,. Armstrong, in the House * to-dav. air. Holland gave notice that he °"'(1 ask whether the increase of id Per lb to he made in the payout to 1' r : v farmers this year was to go "holly to the fa rmers, or whether, in eniis of the agreement in regard to ie nage rate for dairy farm workers, the^tt"^ 011 would be paid to