FARMERS ONLY FOUNDATION STONE

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1946, Page 7

FARMERS ONLY FOUNDATION STONE

-Press Association

By Telegraph -

WELLINGTON, Julv 5. i I.amb killings this season had al- ! i ready exceeded tlie killings for thej j whole of ihe 1915 season and there was every prospect of the record killings of! (the 1949-1 1 season would be eclipsed, i said Hoii. W. Lee Alartin in the Addressj i i it Reply debate in the Legislul i ve ' j Uouncil this afternoon. He said pri j | marv priKluetion today was al an ex-j | tremely high level. • He knew there were • sdfiic fariuersj j wlio had ihe iilea that because it was Ithe products of the land that were re- j | sponsible for the creation of credits, the' ' money belonged to Ihe primary produc-j ! ors. That reasoniug was unsound be- . ; ea use, aJthougli priniarv production I ; might be the foundation stone, it was! j not the wliole structure and otlier sec- !■ j tions of the coiunuinity conlriluiled j their tjuota aud were .entilled to their share. "If some of tliose people wlio were going around today had their way, a1 sluinp is not very far ahead,*" said Alr. i Alartin, "but I a-n sure that the Uovernment is inaking all iirovisions neces j sary and all this planning is for the; purpose of seeing. that tliose people wlio! wouhl Iike to engineer anotlier siunip i don 't get the opportunity. " | He did not think the drift from Hioi country to the towns could be uvoid'od.j The farmer liimself had to recoguise tliat he had to do his share of provid I ing amenities for tliose he exiiected to toil on the land. If eomniuuity centres wero established in the country tiiey would make a . tremendous diil'ereiice to the drift problem.