DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION’.] DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL. . WELLINGTON, July ID. At a meeting of dairy company delegates representing n third of the companies in New Zealand, the following resolution was carried respecting the Dairy Produce Control Hill;—-“We oppose the whole Bill, but recognise that there is room for improvement in the present, system. With that end ill view, we are unanimously in favour of immediate legislation providing for the constitution of a Producers’ Hoard, lo In elected by producers by ballot for a term of three years; the chief function of the board to be arranging all mutters appertaining to shipping and transit of dairy produce for export, on behalf of the owners, and to constitute tin efficient intelligence department.”

AN APPEAL CASE. WELLINGTON, July 20. In a case affecting the right of persons to import Victor gramophone records from America for private use, the I’till Court upheld the judgment in the S..M. Court that no false trade description was made, and dismissed the Customs Department's appeal. The Court however, expressed the opinion that if a different ground had been taken, the Collector of Customs would have been entitled to an order of condemnation. A COMPANY DISASTER. HAMILTON. July 20. An acrimonious meeting of shareholders in 'Waikato Shipping Company decided to got into liquidation, K. English being appointed liquidator. It was shown that the s.s. Fra nee. which was the cause of the Company's ruin cost- over J 225.000. mid when sold without having been ptit into use realised only £.1,000.

REDUCED INCOME-TAX. WELLINGTON, .lulv 18

Speaking at the annual conference of the Council of Agriculture to-day, Mr Massey said that lie had always IhniigliL that a proper lliiug for the Government to do was to assist primary prodm or.-, in every possible way. In (Icing so. the Government was assisting the whole communily. That was the line he had taken and was endeavouring to follow.

Now. as the. result of the increase in the primary products and in exports, Mr Massey said, the country was in a good position to-day, Compared with other countries. New Zealand was now in a position to be envied. Last year In- bad reduced New Zealand’s indebtedness by a million and a half, which was something to he proud of. In eleven years the exports of the country had been doubled, and now totalled He pointed to the splendid position of the revenue and revenue producing assets. The application of Nauru phosphates had niateriallv assisted in increased pwoduotion. Alluding to advances to settlers. Air Mas.-cy said that the Government was in a inuch better position to assist settlers to-dav than it was twelve months ago. The amount that could be advanced would be increased under tin* new legislation from C'2(M!II In ik’bnlJlb 1 .egislnl ion would bo MibmiUcd in Parliament m put (lie soldiers on ilie land in a nmcli better posit ion than they occupied to-day. As far as possible New Zealand should remove the taxation imposed lor war purposes. He Imped to reduce Hie seven shillings and fourpeuee maximum income lax to live shillings.

SIR FF.OBGF ITLI.KH. A UCK LA XI), July 26. Sir George Fuller. (Premier of X**w South Wales) Was a passenger by the Makiira. Interviewed, lie said he had three interviews "illl the Overseas Settlement Committee on Australia's immigration scheme. Ihe Australian proposal that the Imperial Government should contribute half the interest i barge lor tin* fil’d five ycai**. leaving the Common" ealtli and State Governments to pay one quarter each, was considered a. bald proposition, but was sympathetically considered. 1- innllv the Committee recommended one third ~r til,, interest, charge la* lontributed, ibis amounting to a cash concession nf half a million alone, and justified and made a most successful financial aspect to his mission. In addition, the Committee agreed to contribute one half of the cost of the maintenance of immigrants, while undergoing training for life on the land. The estimated lost is about £266!) per family. The Committee reported that the English Settlement Art prevented (1) making •mm further interest contribution. (2) making a cash minimum advance of (j: 1 per settler, for plant, equipment. etc. which alone would mean £1 5.666.61 M). The Committee undertook, however, to enter into a joint agreement with the State Government of the Commonwealth rural banks or other approved agency, to pay lor an\ lass sustained hv the Bank, making advances to settlers on strictly business lines.