FREEZING INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1929, Page 5

FREEZING INDUSTRY

.; DANGER OF MONOPOLY . .. . /■ ALLEGED,. * Wellington, October. 23, The danger of big vested interests obtaining a monopoly of the freezing industry in the was referred to as ; “desperately 'urgent” . at the meeting of the;. Rom in ion Exec >,itive of the Farmers- 1 Union to-day, and after vfgs carried ftje principles Amendment Bill '''ho^t >v -4»efbre.- npParliament. . ,vj P The president (Mr W. JV Polsoi\) said at present the farmers’ co-oper-ative works were hanging on by tire skin of their teeth, and there'was; a grave danger of the! pig vested interests; secuiring cbmpfee control -.of the frozen meht industry. “Speaking ACth scone knowledge,” said MryPoison, ;“I pan 1 tell you that the matter is desperately urgent.” ! Mr R. "Sim (Southland) said tlib farmers of the; Dominion had set up a Meat Board to attend to their in* terests., and they looked to that Board to protect .their interests. It almost finpciv-ed that, the Meat Board was deserving of censure for not having (brought an amendment Bill down, themselves. - i-iv - ca : r| t&d; ■£' "HftVihg tfft^row)fl| fE-iid •hidriabihg meat ex£ this executive supports- .ipcL, the principles hnpirae Meb| Export Control a| present before ParlHipaent.” '"A ‘ motion was -carried the Meat Board to convene a moot* ing of delegates to discuss pol|py?,<nat* ' te.rs ;#oV-day : 4t|^njp>'|*|niia| the