WELLINGTON NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1925, Page 4

WELLINGTON NEWS

DA 111 V C ONTROL HOARD.

(Special to “Guardirn”.)

WELLINGTON. May

Tlm' flection ol two members from tin* North Ih I a ltd. mill one from the South Island to the Dairy Control Hoard promises to provide it very hot contest. and anythin:' may happen. The two retifine North Island members are Messrs Grounds and .Motion, who are both very strong for absolute tolltml. It has been freely stated in many newspapers that the election devolves into tla' ip le s L t o noi (on I. roI v . ( i; n - trol." liltt one points out that this is nu.sleadin.tr. The farmers’ viewpoint, he says is: Shall they lint! the cows, the cost el leeding and the land, iiml hand all control over produce values over to those who are not seized ol any ol the ri-|is, and who are in fact indemnified against the risks of their own defects and defaults:' lie maintains that it is not control, but the quality of control that is claimed in be wrong. 'I lie present kind of control provided by tie .Mt was not ashed for by tbe farmers, but was put over them hy those win

sou.dit to handle. Ironi a sale vantage point the produce ol the farms. A lot | : n.~ been said idioiit absolute control and t!.c inhibition until IP-'), but tuts of alisoluie eotnrol were going on till the time, and the Act did not restrnin tin- Hoard from manner up lor liahilitics in» iirred rnywlmre short ol coin-, milling (he entire value ol the total produce, or of dipping into the very pockets of the general taxpayers of the country. .Mr .laeob .Marlas, Chairman of tlie I'Tee Market League. recently fi'rnied in 'l’aranaki. exuressed the opinion that the only remedy lor the existing state of affairs seemed to he all amendment of the law in the direction of the Wiird system which would not leave the dairy interests in the other parts ol the North I -laud, at any rate, absolutely at the mercy ol the block vote in the Auckland province. It is to be hoped that there will ho a bigger vole on this occasion than was the case at the initial elm lion. Then bIi.OOB fanners were entitled to vote, hut actually only T 7 per cent voted. A mind mate m.nple are wiinderiug wliat would be the position if say .Mr .Motion is not re-elected. lie has been chosen as eye of the members to proceed to London to control the agency. Will he continue in licit position if he fails secure elect inn l' The Hoard is costing the dairy farmers a good deal of money, and it: is cerinin to cost th■ *s:* a great

deal more. Of ioiimi while prices for butler and eliee.-e remain high this tax will nut he question" I. hut the moment prii e- cl nil • ll.e Hoard will h ■ (tilled •siit.rpl.v to aeeeuut. A TIMELY WA I! NlNft. The Dunedin Chamber of C onoueivc Inis done a very useful service in waruin;- traders to exercise eantiou in their business. ; il all evenis. that i- the opinion of Inisiuess men. The probability that I '"a priaa.s tor our produce will be less sa tlain oiw i- wry strong. There is obviously very little if any prospect ol realising tin’ same average prices for the 1 P'-’o-lbl wool clip as for the past one. ami there are not uautinc; signs that hutlcr and elieese will return less money. We have also to reckon with the prohabilily that money will lie dearer. and that was made evident by the failure ol the New Zealand loan for - peculiarly dependent on its export-, for it-, prosperity. and it our primary products s,.|l for 1 ■ s in 1 1. i• mxt season tlm iuioines of farmers nil’ ba redueei! am! the spending; power i iinvspnn.iiugly lesson . ed. Tit is will mean inlorcc.l economy not alone on 1 1 ; .. nail of the fanners ic.uuity. The Dunedin 1 hamber of Cumuicivo recommends till traders to exercise caution in Uleir eonnuit tu uil s. umra especially in respect to indents •March 21 la-t tie- inlin* of one I xpnri.s was t:A 1.. 71 .lIIId. !*il" cur imports a;l; •• u I jo t 1'.1.~:.’l .nun. limiin ■ all at pa, fill ba lance ol interest oi t rati ■ in "Mr lata.nr ni i' I .p.'iii.liliit. Inn attains! Ibis we have to make payment for merst-ns interest nnuuiniing to L'b.till'd.HWib so Dial in reality the halanee is agonist us. \\o bavo ni ailtlilion to interest to nay for service rendered by bankets, underwriters and shipowners ami there are other incidental payments which would bring the total to well over LT.t.'Hil.dtl). The loan just rai-i'tl Ity the (tiivcrnteent will enable this lo bo met. and will also provide sufiieient to cover cost ol materials required by the Public Works Depari- ; luant anil local bodies. The loiintry has been accustomed during the past lew years to a very heavy expenditure ol capital, that is. borrowed money, and curtailment of this expenditure would he felt. It is verv eerjnin that many Cl the local bodies will have considerable difficulty in raisin" money either! locally or in London, and most of them i will lie obliged to curtail expenditure. I This curtailineui. added to the lessen-| ed prospective income makes the nut-J look somewhat unsatisfactory and the cautious t radar and the nrudent bitsi ne s mail will taka this into aeeoun!: am! regulate their euniniil nieiil s.

lrodece i’lacK^. Messrs W. Woddel and Co.. I.id., hnve cabled that tin* Home and Foreign Produce Exchange quotations tor Dir week :;«v : X.X. unsalted | 70s to I 7S s : y.Z. !t----o| 1 flits to tills; Market slow. Cheese white and coloured 02s to tiffs. Market slow.