DUTY ON BARLEY PROPOSED

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1933, Page 4

DUTY ON BARLEY PROPOSED

FARMERS’ UNION REMIT HELD UP. NORTH CANTERBURY OPINIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association. * Christchurch, Last Night. When a remit that there should be a duty on all imported barley came before a meeting of the North Canterbury branch of the Farmers’ Union to-day it did not meet with the approval of all members, and finally, because it was thought there might be a split on the question, the remit was held over. The proposal made by the branch was that the duty should be on all imported barley, meaning that feed barley should not be admitted free from Australia, as at present. The president, Mr. J. D. Hall, and other members said that it would be inadvisable to pass the remit as the union was committed to a free trade policy. It was argued, on the other hand, that barley was being imported at a dumping price, at which no New Zealand grower could compete. Other farmers at the meeting said that" with barley impossible and the oats market spoiled by motor-cars and tractors the farmers could rely only on wheat. One said on this point that the pressing of this barley request might prejudice the wheat position. After argument the mover agreed unwillingly to allow the remit to stand over.