DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 293, 6 September 1919, Page 8

DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT

dairy fakmebTand millers. Sir,—lt is gra'.ifying to sec that Mr. Massev has a sympathetic word for dairymen and dairywomeu, who are the workiiiL' bee.s of tliis hive, and have had a, rouffh row to hoe during his absence. Thero is nu word of shorter hours or "mo blow" policy from them, although conmellcd to work late and early to earn a lair day's wage, and one would. , have thought tha. the land tax and in- y come lux. ulus the loss of profit on thn / sale of his produce during the war, no;. forirettiiiL' the butter-iat <ax, levied during Mr. Maasey's absence, would have been regarded bv his locum tenens as • sufficient contribution to State funds. Hut not con.ent with all this, the Board , (if Trade or Minister in charge, must needs double the price of bran and pol- . lard to increase the miller's profit, al> , •readv about twice tho amount Australian ilourmillers receive, under tile existing arrangement with their Government, j without the levy Of .£2 17s. (id. per tun momised from the Consolidated Fund. As bran and pollard are largely used bv dairvmen. the mcreaso in price is «n indirect tas upon poultry-keepers and themselves, and is really robbing Peter to Dav Paul. -No wonder bacon ot-d vggs are scarce and dear when pig and poultry feed have been artificially raised to such a fisruic. , Mr. Massev has not been long in barna« hefore finding out one of the weak Knots: lint, there are others of even water moment to the Dominion, in .tho wav of exnloitation permitted to go mad, which l'pnuiro his undivided and immediate attention.—l am, etc., FARMER.