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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18352, 24 August 1929, Page 8

Earlier in the week, a Timaru radio listener tuned in to 2FC, Sydney, shortly before midnight, with the object of securing for the benefit of “Herald” readers the up-to-the-minute scores in the billiards match between Walter Lindrum and Willie Smith. At the same time he picked up the broadcast announcement that “Daniel Ryan, an employee of the Postal Department at Gordon, who has a sister in New Zealand, has been seriously injured in an accident, and is not expected to recover. Relatives are asked to communicate with Mr Cohne, 100. Albert Avenue, Chatsworth, Sydney.” The “Herald” w’as probably the only journal in the Dominion which published the message, and by a coincidence, the sister referred to was a resident of Timaru. After cabling news of the accident to a brother in Victoria, the lady left for Sydney, but unfortunately, will not be in time to see the injured man alive, as news has been received of his death.

Giving evidence before the Select Committee appointed by the House of Representatives to consider the question of wheat duties, Mr D. Cockayne, Assistant-Director of Agriculture, gave as one reason why wheat-growing had become unpopular was that the farmer found that other forms of farming pursuits were more profitable. Owing to the peculiar conditions in Canterbury it was essential that the Canterbury farmer shcftild grow wheat, irrespective of any other considerations fiscal or otherwise. If the price of wheat were exceedingly low it would still be necessary for the Canterbury farmer to grow a certain quantity of wheat. One would not view the wheat position with so much apprehension were it not for the fact that the oat crop of Canterbury was definitely on the decline. He agreed that wheat growing dovetailed in with stock raising. There was a general tendency for the average yields to increase. The weather conditions of the past few years had been a factor. Other factors had been the increased use of manures and phosphate. To Mr D. Jones, who asked what effect a stabilised or reasonable price would have upon the production of wheat, Mr Cockayne said: “I don't know whether that is a policy point or not, but I would say this, that if the farmer was not terribly scared of low prices, he would be more inclined to grow wheat.”

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