WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1924, Page 4

WELLINGTON NOTES.

THE WHEAT PROBLEM. THE CASE FOR THE CONSUMERS. [Spkcial To The Guardian.] WELLINGTON. Jan. '). The "Evening Post,” speaking lor the consumers rather Llian for the pro ducers, is not disposed to leave tic Hon Downie Stewart with the in si'word on the wheat jirobiem. 't wants the Acting Minister of i-'innme to consider the problem troiu the- housewife’-- point of view. "'I lie tanners are pressing," it says, "tor I- a bii-tt-.-l more than the world parity on,- - ' 1 wheal. They arc asking round aki •K 7il. and the price >n Australia Is (til at port of shipment. The gen era I reduction iu tie- price ot world's wheat ha- enabled bread to be

-old in England at >'*i per luiir-pou;)-! luai, while it i-. I s iu New a m 1 over the counter in both in c.r-. ' The Government had guarantied to New Zealand farmer.- fixed price.- Ki wheat in order to induce them to raise I -.ufiii.iciiL for the country's need: and ! it not only retained the heavy duties lon wheat and Hour, but placed an j abjoiut ■ embargo on all imports with j -tbc ame object . Even so, the wheat I farmers -av they cannot produce sufi,,at a reasonable profit to make i -hi- il-itoiiioii si.-!I-reliant m the me.tit, r~! wheat and flour. ! In-e I :'.(>> i an undi-puted and they sugge-l ill-','- ; mile-- the i ouiitry is |uviK'.red .o | grant its own farmers a permanent ; -uhsiJy it uiu-l -• i alu'oad lor its '-up j t-ly -U wheat. 'HIE ALTERNATIVE. | The --Post" will not accept 'impolicy a- inevitable or even (le.-inii-h . "Tin- fact that tho harvest ot loam is well below domestic- needs show-, i it protests, "that the farmers will e- : ior cannot orodoee at the I ll '*'-.- 1h- ! people- ought to lie ] laying; ho bn-ud. Kecotir.-e. then, ltiusl he had t-i ion" ! sources of supply. Australia i- olten ! n Icrn-tl to ill this ricmnt'cdion, htd | what idiotil Canada ? I here are diiet-t j ■ teaiin-rs fmtn that Dominion calhr - bit New Zealand main port-. Ihe G o i vermm-nl's ideal ot making New Ze.i I kind self-reliant a- to its bread.-l u!U ],. difficult to realise Kart - point |t• i cost. oi piodiu t ion. w hirli nr-- m qiu-.-tioiiahly high in New Zealand. ” I -o far a- tie- iiniiorUini la- lor in lablour aloiic' i- eoiu-c-nied the nuiinteu

jini-c of higli-coste.l luead eamuit re-cl.ii-o them. The price of land foi wheat-growing mt-.v he too high. ’’ I (loirviug land i- worth Ie | Lii per a"iv, then it eamuit pay t , y, iii-,-*t oil nch land iu i-eiiipoii Ii n w ilh ('an tula, with ii- w heat Istm at L'l to LIU pc w The "I'o-b :tl tat ia-s no weight t" Mr .-tvv-oy arguiueiii lital the-^ia i-'-r- at.- iiooviic I oariiuj; <>n uut"* l l i>u. » j. t lie- whole coiiimmiity ha- b raxed i,,r ihe heue'it of :• small <- l ion i hat, -till hm- laifi -1 L> incite ibc eouitlrx -c-!i -I’ciiaiu in tin- rc-.-peel. AM ERK A AND NEW 7. E \'■ Mi 1-t. N. (.mi-auiu-. the a ■ f :, n -lilt., lieral fo: ta- United El.. . m -i.died 11 i 1 1:-<-!t tu oii.i ,- il-il-lii:; -la ilia; hi- chill oilier i . I olio Ai: Wn G foot-tep- OI bis pn-dc ■< -.--'Or. tie- p-uei I sir Mr 'Aiiber. would he in mmuG'f ill,- pleasant fric tally relruion- : . ill,- Dwiniisit n ;iiul L: - t ■ I ! yiiece. he said ill cii-’ coitr-e • f cha; y,-lerda.v. "i.iial without I'-.-tu I ill •I It to either c-ounti--, . I in- I 1,-i icily i tic ji -a -el. \ . in" |u e .-:ii t 'nan - tin- conn: 11- . a - v --H a 1 - S[,udo ill Pa-ilie, cdaim about '-n--tiilb of Anieriea's .-eahnri-- triuh-. an ibal 1 111-!11,.-ss Js M|.. u Umllr ill--! ,-a-i'ie In tio I Hilda mental faetor- oi lie-r.-:.d ;I: -. elojiiueut. not l: • lea ■ 1 imp atu o: v. kit It is 11 -.- i• •• t pro • I 01:1p,,j it ive MCliltl, , wlllel' .* 1 1 i UCo-l*' !, y \ rani it mi lactoca ; and eor.-ina c Y-, In!.- ii is belie veil that tin- i> -mi.-;, con a-lva ot -00-on-Use A nil -i- a liiereliaildi'i’, illeliiding -m il imlu'-i: n-inaciiitn-ry as is needed, it oei-nr- t taka policy, may be mutually ben--;! c hi|.” Mr Ginisaulu- wa- : ad-, cjllil.,.- long li-t- oi i-otiiraodil u-s ii two c-outinie- inigh* prolhtd'ly i-im ii-/--. Till-: EMPIRE'S CPi ''■■ r. The new ('oii-ii I (i< ia -ra i i Ia r inla-h ol a diploiii.it in i-mii-i- ih jrolities of eitln-r enfiilry. i!,gain- hi in s,-| I*, in ;i sense, as tin- i-o oi' i*i - - Empire, ami he ob-'-vec. smilingly, it is not tbc- province oi > h-‘ gno-'.t to discuss the private ai1,...' his host. Ib-.i la- disclaims any >vmjiatliy wilh Ihe Mig -. -lion he i.- i m nt ionic! in the local paper- that a ddfcivnce bet'.ve.-a Great Britain some of her Dominions over the question of "pivl’c reiu-c” may 1.-a.d t i tho-e Dominions .seeking "prei'erem from other c-oitnlrii-s. .\meri«-a .1 not S' litl If. r ri-])rc-i lital ive- abroad -■■-