PREPARE FOR QUOTAS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18252, 22 November 1933, Page 7

PREPARE FOR QUOTAS

ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT DISPOSAL OF PRODUCE (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. “It is no uso going on with the small farms scheme unless wo are certain of getting a market for tho produce they will raise,” was the warning note uttered by Mr. J. Hargest (Coal., Invercargill) “during bis Budget speech in the House.

We could anticipate, lie pointed out, that Britain would impose a meat quota in 1934, and New Zealand would undoubtedly have to restrict its meat output. How were we to balance the position, ho asked. He was one of those who justified importing something from the Motherland while at tne same time encouraging some local industries. Then we had to face tho fact, whether we liked it or not, that Britain was going to impose a quota on our dairy products within two years. We should start planning for this eventuality now. New Zealanders must, ho urged, recast their ideas of economy and methods of carrying on their country. He hoped that the Government would give a lead at once in this vitally important matter, for Denmark, the Argentine and the .Irish Free State had already started to plan for the day when these quotas would be an established fact.