SUBSIDY ON FERTILISERS

Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1947, Page 4

SUBSIDY ON FERTILISERS

ELIMlNATtON DlSCUSSED The question of whether the time had not arrived for f armers . to press for the eliminfetibn 0f thfe subsidy on fertilisers was raised the anniial hieeting of the Levih Co-bpefative Dairy Company thi§ week following mention that the subsidy for this season had beeh estimated at -|d per lb. of butter= fat. The chairman of directors, Mr. T\ G. Viriefeht, said the question was whether the cost of the subsidy was to be fedtfied by the farming community as a whole, as. it was at thfe present time, or by the individudl iisfer of fertilisers, If it was carrifed by individudi iiSfers ks had been suggested, it might mean a decr-ease in Jarifi pfoductibn, said Mr. Vihfeent. Ihevs itably, adverse economical conditibns wotild. fbltow this. If thfe subsidy bn fertilisers was removedj the industry would have to endeav-; bur td retain ohe thihg fbr the good of New Zealand. This was spmfe system of giiafanteed price. bfelieve that the present state d! the CdUntry is largely due to thfe 40-hour week," said Mr. Vineenk '/Whether we are producing coaS Irdm the bowels of the fearth of Butter frbm the g6od • gi-dss, wfe must work on a relative "basis oi man hours per ton of production."