THE WHEAT INDUSTRY

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3991, 31 August 1929, Page 2

THE WHEAT INDUSTRY

DISCUSSED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MR. P. C. RiAIKES TO GIVE EVIDENCE BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

A letter was received by the Foxton Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting on Thursday night from the Cleirk of the Wheat Industry Committee set up to examine matters relating to the wheat industry and to report to the House of Representatives on their findings. The committee extended ait invitation to the Chamber to place any information or evidence before the committee relative to this subject. The letter was the cause of a good deal of discussion and the Chamber’s views were briefly as follows: —

Members did not consider there would he any advantages from a National standpoint of the policy of the Dominion being self-support-ing as far as its wheat requirements were concerned. It was not considered that the wheat growers of the Dominion required protection or State assistance to enable them to market their product in competition with the importations from other countries. The Chamber did not favour protection for the flour milling industry, and on the question as to whether the costs of .baking and distribution of bread to consumers was reasonable or otherwise members were of opinion that this was entirely governed by competition.

The IChamber appointed Mr. F. C. Raikes to tender evidence before the committee on behalf of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce.