POLICY OF MODERATION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17229, 8 April 1930, Page 7

POLICY OF MODERATION

BRITISH WHEATGROWERS COMPULSION ON BAKERS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) LONDON, April (5. Information has reached the master bakers talit Mr. Snowden, in connection with the Budget, is considering a scheme providing -for the compulsory use of a stipulated percentage of flour from British wheat in bread, accompanied by financial assistance for British wheat growing. Jt is understood that the compulsory sliding scale will range from 71 to 20 per cent, according to the available supply of British wheat. Anything like 20 per cent, is at present impossible, and it :s assumed that the scheme involves the regulation of wheal imports, but as far as is known, there is no intention to differentiate between foreign and overseas Empire flour. linkers oppose any scheme preventing the purchase of Hour for which the public has acquired a taste. Bakers throughout Britain are now using 20 to M 0 per cent, of strong Canadian flours blended with varying proportions of British, Australian and Argentine. They are considering petitioning Mr. Snowden urging iihe use of established brands, ,iml blending under a system enabling proof from hooks that the requisite proportions should be observed. Mr. Snowden’s proposals are regarded as menacing both Canadian millers and Empire producers. The Canadian Government, is reported to he seriously perturbed owing to the unsatisfactory state of the wheat market. CANADA NOT ALARMED EXPORTS WILL CONTINUE OTTAWA, April 7. The Minister of Trade and Commerce, Mr. Malcolm, stated that the Canadian wheat fanner had nothing to fear from the proposal of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer to compel British millers to use up to 20 per cent, of English wheat. Canadian wheat, Mr. Malcolm said, never comprised more than 50 per cent, of the flour used in the United Kingdom, and Mr. Snowden’s proposal should not prevent the use of u normal amount of Canadian wheat.