PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.

Southland Times, Issue 17934, 27 January 1917, Page 2

PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.

ECONOMY.

To the Editor. Sir.—l have waited some time now expecting that some more able pen than mine would take up and endorse most of what Mr T. Oilier says upon the export of lamb in a letter of his that appeared in your issue of some weeks ago. Of course there may be some objections upon the matter from a section of the more selfish and unthinking class of producers, but no reasonable thinking person can deny that to kill lambs only half matured is a crying waste and shame at least during such times of shortage of both meat and, wool as we are now passing through. What, may I ask, is the Farmers' Union doing that it does not go thoroughly into this most important matter and get it placed before the Government to deal with. Leaving the producer out of the question and all those who are making big money out of the sacriflc of lambs. If this matter were placed before Lloyd George, and he is sincere in all he says in his opening speech as new Premier, and I am sure he is, he would give this killing of lambs short shrift, I feel sure. If I understand Mr Giller's views upon this matter aright, he simply means that exactly the same pick of our lamb flocks should be retained in the dominion, six or seven months longer and so nearly double the weight of both mutton and wool, and by so doing probably prevent any further rise in prices by nearly doubling the weight of exports from the one life, of both meat and wool. In conclusion, if any of the producers or those interested do not see eye to eye with regard to this most important matter I fear it is only because they are thinking of their big returns, and are giving us consumers but scant consideration. —I am, etc., CONSUMER. Invercargill, January 26, 1917.