FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 11 July 1914, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

EXPORT DUTY ON= BOTTiHR-, .A, little discussion arose at Monday's, pitting of the Timber Workers' Federation, when the following motioa was advocated (s i ys the Dominion): — "That the Government B.tould Oe urged to pa.ss legislation regulating tile prices 01 foodstuffs in the direction of placing an export duty on produce exported from, the Dominion, when the price locally is out of proportion to the prices obtained ia the 'nrarlfet abroad." Mr 0. P. Meyer, who presided, faxored the motion very strongly, and one of km chief reasons was- that we in New Zealand often paid nrore than people in London did for New Zealand butter. He did not see what there was to (kinder the Government introducing a protective tariff on our produce. .Tudgr *i liy itt giec, New Zealand win wi>rse of thto JLmerioti in. the mutter of trustff. "We only a-sk a fair thing." It flcwSnued, "when we ask to be allowed to purchase- our ovrn produce at tb« same price as they buy it in tendon." if ii protective- tariff wf (Id per H» were put upon butter (until the whole «1 tli* eoitiimuiity was supplied), butter would not go above Is. "We subsidise shipping companies to come here and take th» produce 'away, *o that we will tare to pay more for wlmt veamras.. . . They" ought ito give us Freetnide or some, protection.'" Tibs motion was curried unanimously.