THE PREMIER ON DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL INDUSTRIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 9 August 1901, Page 2

THE PREMIER ON DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL INDUSTRIES.

[PCB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, August 8. A deputation of the Wellington district farmers and others waited on the Premier yesterday, and urged vatiougrievances of their industries. Among other things they urged the ojmpu'sory grading of flax. Tbe Premier, in reply, undertook to represent this matter to the CUbine*. He said the Government whs practically subsidising the dairy industry t > the extent of .£IO,OOO a year, acd th< meat industry to £IO,OOO. They h«d been instrument >1 in obtaining orders for upwards of 50,000 tons of otts, and more was likely to be donn in that direction. The purchases of remounts bad sent up the p ices of hois s £5 per head. He pointed out if there were regular lines of steamers to South Africa small producers could ship on their own account, but befoie this was done there must be cold storage at the other end, and it remained to be seen whether Par'iiment would sanction steamers and storage proposals. The Governmtnt would, howevui, give it an opportunity of deciding. Theques'ion of cold storage in England had been considered, and the Government wac now in communication with the Ag nt General on the subj ct. If Parliament gave the necesstry authority the money was here d spite the Government's fianneitl difficulti-s. It would probably mean storage in London, and also in Liverpool or Manchester, if not Glasgow. He approved the suggestion by M-. Moore (Producers' Union) tha' thei e shouli bs a c <nfereoce of representatives of the Freezing Oomp&ries •f io was held the S;ate would be represented, its to proposals for instruction in wool cla'sific-ition, they might establish c'asses of of lostrucion for sheep in*p c.ois and for Government servants representing the Department, of Agriculture in the country districts, and thtse cou'd help small farmers.