ANOTHER OF SIR JOEY WARDS COLTS "OVER THE TRACES."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1910, Page 2

ANOTHER OF SIR JOEY WARDS COLTS "OVER THE TRACES."

Tn flu- Kililor.

Sir. -Tile remarks made hy the Hon. T. Mackenzie (.Minister for Agriculture) jit. tin' of the Provincial I*";!rnit>is' Fnion Conference, at Marlon, on May 'Jot.li. displayed :i mvat want of tact and <IiI)!■):n. ;ip••! i-cvaled flic utter wivi kues.s of (lie Deparitmenfc of Agriculture, in not beinjr able to furl her the development of (he fruit industry. For the .Minister ■el Agriculture to ad unit kmc!) ;t failure. publicly, is equivalent >t<> 1 > r:ij:• hny: ilie whole of tile pomolo"'i.s'.s and I>ir 11 (i o-: st as failures. S!nrelv he cannot menu it. i, sn. it Would 1)" better I'd)' the Uou. T. .Mackenzie to hoil down his: snoo'he-'-a lit tie more, air! nut kiy himself open to -adverse critiei.sm. For a MieKler to make such a statement •rives file the inipnsWnu that the head of .the department i.s ru-niiin<: fihe .Minister, instead of Av-Ji'ic]) In•'"'otilf! exorcise his authority, and let the Minister lie master of the "ii uat ,en. I would snone.r believe th" Ivilure in fruit- experiments i> at trilnit-ihle to ihh"ad of the de7)'i rinient and not I lie ex pert,s. What (|iinlilication li.a.s the .se; rotary for agriculture for the nnsitian he now tills, bevond bein<r a <"le-rk? _ Mow can be understand the requirements of t!ie countrv: How can he dictate to practical men. and pass .judLcmenlf. on their work? Tlieso men liavc always the Minister's ear for their fnd.s an;.' complaints--to the detriment oi th-r couiiirry For t-ho Hon. T. .Mackenzie to take fribht at the expenditure of a paltry CoOf) on fruit [ experiments nroves t-liflt he. is lirot in touclt with the fruit industry. niKi do<o£ not renlise t-lio vnsfc importance it i.s ;t'o the dominion. Fn<er practic.nl control, the fruit, industry should rank next to dairvIt is not a oTe?t while back t.iat tl'.o Hon. 0. Fowlds trot over , -n traces, !UK | I[ n J c i ( .J<•;j|.- '< til. l producers ol word : and tum rp Mackenzie is trying it': L] '■ bottom />n f if f'"uii I'l'lusf rv. Y\ .1] fi,„ cnuntrv .b----"'|f' ■-■> 2- • Yours. ■ It., 'I'ATSV Ty^l.Y. 27th May. ]t)10.