Fertilisers For Marginal Lands
WELLINGTON, July 21. In an urgent questibn in the House of .Representatives, Mr. W. J. Sullivan (Bay of Plenty) and Mr. M. H. Oram (Manawatu) asked- whether the Minister of Agriculture would state what progress had been made and what action was proposed in regard to the setting asidb of a quantity of superphosphate at.a reduced priee, for supply ' to f ariners on margiflal or lighter lands. " Consultations have ' taken place betvveen representatives of producer organisations, the Lands Department and Department of Agriculture for t'he purpose of defining a plan which can reasonably be administered in relation to marginal lands, ' ' said the Minister, replying. "Details of such plan are being refbfred to the contfolling bodies of producer organisations for their consideration, and conimettts. If acceptable- it will then be necessary to ensure that fertilisers are available to apprbved applicants on a priority basis. It will be difficult to allocate a specific tonnage df fertiliser for nse on marginal land sd long as rationing is retainbd, as any such allocation would be at the expense of the overall alloeatioii. " .... ^
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 July 1948, Page 5
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