ANTARCTIC RESEARCH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18579, 13 December 1934, Page 13

ANTARCTIC RESEARCH

GEOLOGICAL FINDS COALFIELDS LOCATED (Received December 13, 3 p.m.) LITTLE AMERICA, Dec. 12. Mr. Blackburn wirelessed Admiral Byrd that 182 nautical miles from the South Pole at the head of tlie Thorne Glacier, tlie geological party found new coalfields and plant-hearing sandstone holding numerous fossils. They reached the head of the Thorne Glacier on Friday. "We have sighted new mountains and glaciers, but almost continuous strong winds somewhat curtailed activity,” said the message.

in that its provisions Were likely to increase costs and give power to introduce a quota without, further reference to the industry or Parliament, Wo specifically object to the setting up of the Executive Commission of Agriculture, and the overriding powers thereof, and to the alteration of the constitution of .the Dairy Board.” , The producers, said, Mr. flexion, wore to have their production restricted and costs increased. Practically all the commission’s proposals involved extra expense, some of it, enormous. The Cabinet could do what it liked without reference' to the industry or Parliament. Northern producers considered that there was nothing wrong in their production, and if a quota was to be imposed, lot the British Government say so. They were not prepared to give such grpat powers to any Government’s nominees. Parliament, alone should determine the quota principle. An unpleasant job should not lie thrown on the commission. They also objected to tlie Dairy Board’s constitution, particularly the discrimination against the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Association. Why should tlie wool industry he left out, and meat and dairy produce sorted out ?

Mr. Cullen (Maungaturoto- seconded the amendment. He foresaw that if the Government was allowed to nominate the commission, the’cities would be running the industry, which would have to pay the cost, "Did you willingly sign your own death warrant?” asked Mr. O’Connor (WaimenJ,’ addressing members of the Dairy Board. He wanted to know if they thought, that tlie new nominated hoard would do better than themselves. They should not allow themselves to he dictated to, and allowed to have the cost of improvements loaded on the industry, decreasing by id per lb. the small returns from ‘butterfat.

Mr. Roberts (Parkvale) deprecated delegates being moved by fear. They should realise that "their industry was being raised to a national plane. Denmark had forestalled New Zealand in a trade agreement, and he considered that future marketing agreements should not bo with Tooley" Street and commission agents, hut between the acting for tfie producers. A change of Government was talked of, and if it happened in Britain they would • lie faced with bulk purchasing. Mr. Phillips (Otorohanga) contended that bv making the position a full-time cine, the Government prevented the selection of tlie most eomnclont men for the commission, but Mr. Gibson (Rahotu) retorted that a member of the board on the cbmmitision would be the hoard’s dictator He preferred that tlie Government take the responsibility, because tlie dairy industry could never be got to agree.