WHEAT PRODUCTION
WHAT BRITAIN MUST DO. NEW- AGRIcEdtcRAL BILL. ' Renter's Telegram. On the second reading of the Agricultural Bill Sir-A. G. Jioscaweu, Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, pointed out that before the war Britain only produced '-wheat to suffice from Friday nighm to Monday morning ; for thei rest of the week she depended upon foreign imports—.“we wore agricultural wOetK-euders/’ said the Secretary. Production had improved during tiic war, and the Government was determined not ito lot agriculture slip back. It was, undoubtedly cheaper to grow wheat in England at Die present time than to import it. The wnole question for tho future was how ito gel our daily bread. The bill. might bo. called “T]i e Farmers’ Charter.” but it was introduced in tho national interest, arid to make the ■'■best use'of th'egix-ai;-, oSii national asset. The keynote of the bill was security ail round —security for tho farmer by means of guaranteed prices; security to Die labourer by a minimum wage; security to the Statu by giving it certain control of cultivation so that tho maximum amount of food might be produced.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10613, 11 June 1920, Page 5
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184WHEAT PRODUCTION New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10613, 11 June 1920, Page 5
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