IMPERIAL PURCHASE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3382, 10 January 1920, Page 7

IMPERIAL PURCHASE.

.._~__.—.o_,.__ CONTROL OF PRODUCE, ARE THE FARWIERS WILLING. -HAMILTON, Jan. -8. The representative of the Auckland Star interviewed Mr W. Goodfellow’ managing director, New Zealand Dairy Company, on the subject of the game from Melbourne regarding the- Imperial purchase of butter and cheese at Ha-urilton this morning. Mr Goodfellow said that before the Imperial Grovernment could assume contra of the supplies, it had first to purchase the whole or a part of the output, and this, could not be done unless purchasers were willing to Sell. A meet. ing of'the Dairy Company representatives in Auckland yesterday - was very definite against selling to the Imperial Govermnent, and the repl‘esent.:lt.ives appointed To attend the rrational conference in Wellington were instructed to vote for a free nmrket and nothing; else. “Of course,” said Mr (‘roodt'ellow, “it was best for the Government to ‘irnlnecliately adopt this, -but in the ‘event of such action, ruling: market lIIz1t(-BS would II:LVC to be p:ii<'l." New IZealand was at present importing ‘goods from Great Britain. hnd wa: :paying for everytlring it pul'('.ll':lsed at i the advanced prices, and if we did not lreceive market rates for our own Ngno<ls then from an economic stand- ! point we would soon be in an unstable F;-eslticni. The present system of Imi;~.».'?.al ])111‘(‘.l1{1SC was quite unfair, for

.‘7:~.r- Imdol'-market rates paid to“ Col‘fain of the Dominions were appal'§lltly being used to equalise higher rates demanded by other countries. If all the Dominions were treated alike the posiHon would not be quite so bad, but Canada. had free ma.rket, and was SOHing on the Continent. The purchasers ‘of New Zealand claimed the same right. The Ix*ational confel'enc.e of dairymen was held in Welling'ron on January 14 to discuss -the whole question of export with the Auckland dairy people, who were practically of opinion that the present was the time for action in this respect.