FLOUR MILLERS’ CONFERENCE
allegations against GOVERNMENT. 'CHKISTCJTUR.Cn, Fob. 20. A conlierencc of the Hour millers' representative of both Islands was held to-day in camera. Subsequently a report was issued to the press, in which it was .stated that the Government scheme provides for legislation differentiating between fowl and milling wheat. Further, it was held that the Government scheme deliberat'd.! closed the Now Zealand mills in favun of the Australian mills.
The report went on to outline? the aiders last minute offer to the Government, as follows:-
(I)—The millers guaranteed not to increase the present prices of flour, jran and pollard.
(2) Millers guaranteed to pay the farmers minimum prices of Os Bd., 0s 10d and 7s f.o.b, and to undertake to huv and take delivery of the whole of the crop by June 192 G. (3) - The Government to impose the embargo on Australian flour and import the deficiency of wheat for poultry and milling purposes. The millers (Tainted the. following advantages for their scheme : —(11 The general public are protected, the prices of tlour and ’.broad remaining the same. (2: —The dairy and poultry industries were benefits—(a) the present favourable prices of £8 for bran and £9 for pollard, f.o.b. continued; (lit the supplies of offal were assured in the country; (31 New Zealand mills and workers would he kept going full time.
la contrast to the advantages of the millers’ proposal, the millers asserted that Mr Hawken’s scheme has the following disadvantages:— (11 A substantial increase in the prices of bran and pollard to the Australian parity of some 30s to 40s per ton. and the supplies most seriously jeopardised. (2) Differential legislation cancelling the duty on poultry wheat, hut imposing it on wheat imported for bread. (31 Deliberately continuing to '‘protest’’ New Zealand wheat after the New Zealand crop's lias been absorbed charging Is 3d per bushel duty on Australian milling wheat, and forcing New Zealand mills to close down and send the wages and manufacturing costs t<:
Australian mills, without any adva tage to the New Zealand consumer.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1926, Page 3
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342FLOUR MILLERS’ CONFERENCE Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1926, Page 3
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