NO INCREASE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3268, 26 May 1943, Page 5

NO INCREASE

PRICE TO BE PAID FOR PIGS AN INJUSTICE TO OTHERS POLICY OF STABILISATION That it is not possible, without doing an injustice to other sections of the community without endangering the whole success of the Stabilisation Policy, to give such a substantial price increase to pig producers as was asked for at a recent' meeting of pig producers held in the Netherton Hall is the opinion expressed by Mr J. Thorn, M.P. for Thames, in a letter to Mr C.‘ Townshend, who acted as minute secretary at the Netherton meeting. Mi’ Thorn has written to Mr Townshend as under:— “Since my acknowledgment of youi letter of May 8 I have carefully considered the resolution which was passed at a meeting of farmers relating to the price of pig meats. “ I have discussed this matter with the Hon. Minister of Marketing who has informed me that the Government has decided that, to safeguard the economy of the Dominion, the policy of economic stabilisation must oPeJate in respect of all sections of t e community. : 'Full Price Rewards

“He states that particular care has been taken to ensure that pig producers will receive the full price rewards they are entitled to on the basis o those ruling on December 15, 1942, and the season preceding that date. Under the Pig Marketing Emergency Regulations, special provision is made for the payment of winter premiums for pigs, and the purchase of pig meats by the Marketing Department wives an effective guarantee to the producer that he will receive the prices scheduled in the regulations. Danger to Stabilisation “It is not possible, without doing an injustice to other sections of the community and without endangering the whole success of the stabilisatio policy, to give such a substantial price increase to pig producers as your resolution suggests. “The Minister has also asked me urge, your members to maintain an if possible increase their production of pigs on the present price schedule which I understand, on the evidence of the prices paid last year, gives a fair deal to the farmer.” A meeting of over 70 pig producers representative of all parts of Thames Valley, including tb 6 .' oo ™' mandel Peninsula, was held in uie Netherton Hall on Wednesday, May 5 whep the following resolution was carried: “That this representative meeting of farmers from Thames Valley, Hauraki Plains, Paeroa an Coromandel Peninsula protests at the recent pig meat prices and regulations and its confirmed opinion is that if the Trig industry is to survive a price of Bid per lb. is demanded for .first-grade pig meat.”