STATEMENT WANTED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20007, 4 August 1939, Page 10

STATEMENT WANTED

GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS SETTING-OFF OF DEFICITS . f i I .. f i iC ; t (Por Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. What is really a request for a definite statement from the Government as to its exact intentions about the guaranteed price has been put forward by the executive committee of the dairy industry conferences. This clear-cut definition is required before the dairy farmers can form a reasonable opinion as to the protection or otherwise offered by the guaranteed price scheme. Yesterday, Messrs. W. G. Hale, W. Marshall and T. C. Brash met the acting-Minister of Marketing, the Hon. W. Lee Martin, to acquaint him of the decisions made by the commitThe question put’ to the 'tfovernment 'about the guaranteed price was as follows:—“In view of the recent Ministerial statements which have been made concerning 1 tlie gifefanteed price plan, a substantial •deficit from which has accrued’ in the dairy. industry account;; a-hd the ’coh'fusiqn of thought existing as to what is provided for under the plan, the conferences’ executive; committee- respectfully inquires if it is th’fe intentiorj of the Government to charge deficits which ■ may occur im the dairy industry account against realisations 111 subsequent years?” ;'.,U ... • .. „ - At a further meeting in the afternoon, Mr. W. E. Hale reported that he would convey .thei., conference? committee’s representations to the Minister of Marketing, the Horn W. Nash, and arrange a meeting between ■Mr. Nash and the dairy industry conferences’ executive committee at the earliest possible moment after Mr. Nash’s return. '