MEAT GUARANTEE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 41, 4 March 1937, Page 7

MEAT GUARANTEE

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Mr Savage Discw sses State Coniroi Plans ASSURAT4CE TO FARMERS

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GHEISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Governmett.t has no intention whatever of interfering with the marketing of mutton, lamb or beef produced in New Zealand uniess at some timo those industries get into such a condition that Government assistanee is warranted. A veTy definite assuranco along those linea was given to-day by the Prime Minister, Et. Hon. M. J, tfavage, in an interview by teiephone from W ellington, Mr Savage 's asgurance was similar to the one he gave recently to the wool industry. ' 'When I was in the South Island someone asked me if my assurance about non-interference with wool applied to meat," Mr Savage said'.* My reply was that it applied to everything — to meat' jnst as much as to wool— where the conditions of the industry did not warrant control or interference of any sort, but I added that I believed the time might come when those industries would be glad to get a guarantee from the Government that they would not receive anything below a certain figure for mutton, lamb and beef exported overseas. "The whole situation is simply this: We have no cut aud dried ideas for dealing with these matters,' ' Mr Savage said. " There is no definite plan laid down aiming at a generai State control of such industries. There wiU be no State control or interference uniess we are convinced that there is a n$ed for it. As I pointed ont to the wool people who asked me for the assurance 1 gave in Wellington and to the meat people in the south, we came into the dalry industry beeause the situation demanded it. "In the case of wool, while it is not in a bad position, there is no need for us to interfere at all."