FARMERS NOT PLEASED BUT ACCEPT DECISION

Chronicle (Levin), 7 September 1946, Page 5

FARMERS NOT PLEASED BUT ACCEPT DECISION

Press Assn.-

By Telegravh

-Covvrloht

WELLINGTON, Sept. 0. The Dairy Oonference today deckleo lo accept the deeision of the Oommission of Enquiry which had ruled lliat the cost of keeping down prices locaity for butter and cheese, should cliargeu to tlie dairy industry stabilisation aecount. A motion asking that the costs sliould lie a charge to the Brilish luinp sum paynients was withdrawn. During the discussion it was announced that a debit of £1,500,000 for the current season \s keeping down of prices, was now to be charged to the Gonsoudated Fund. Moving .that the costs should be chapgAd: the British lunip sum . said---,. a pee-ul Ihr . .pbsifipm'had'' arisen ag the . rtf- ' sal tjot^t h qr. '.qf rthg -Cpmqti ssi pn oi En'q.u,ify, ' a n in gl 0 1 i 0 u's ' tvr cfiAtiVy an d' 5 h-a di. *jw oSn, .tji q ■ case- on • a legal teclihicaTity.' been shown by the deeision that the matter was decided 011 a cjuestion oi law and not on equity a-nd good conscience. He maintained any agreement between the Government and tne industry must conform to the rules ot equity. Mr. W. N. Perrv, who seconded the motion, said that as the case had gonu

to Arbitration, the farmers "had to abide by the deeision. However, he was cer- ' tain everv fariner in the Dominion disagreed witli the prineiple of a direci produeer subsidy to consumers. The ehairman of the Dairy Boarci, Mr. W. E. Hale, said the motion before conference might be interfering with discussions on price. Mr. C. P. Agar also opposed the motion, stating he hoped it would noi be persev'ered with. They had pledgeu themselves to accept tlie result oi Arbitration 011 the question and never again would he represent the industry to the Government if tlie industry would not accept a deeision against it. After further discussion 011 similar lines, Mr. Sinelair offered to withdraw the motion to which tli'e conference agreed.