THE BUTTER PRICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1920, Page 4

THE BUTTER PRICE.

, MOVE FOR A REDUCTION, DEBATE AGAIN ADJOURNED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The interrupted debate on the report of the Butter Committee was resumed in the House of Representatives at 4>4{| this afternoon, by Mr. J". MeCombs (Lyttelton). Mr. MoCombs complained of the aw rising cost of living, which, he to predict, would immediately show » still further increase if tho recommend** tion of the committee was adopted. H# therefore moved that the report be referred back to the committee with ft view of fixing the retail price at Is M per lb., and that an equalisation fund be created by making a 5 pet cent, addition to land, and income lax, and M increase in stamp and death duties, <*lf culated to produce an equivalent ot 5 per cent, of the total. _ j lie was proceeding to argue in support of this proposal, when i from members became very marked and \ persistent, which cauaod the' hon. niw | ber to remark that he must be getting : under the akin of an exploiter. To this remark the Premier objected, :as he considered it applied to ; member on his side of the House, but | after mutual explanations the incident j closed, the debate "being almost immediately afterwards interrupted by th* 5.30 p.m. adjournment. In the evening, in reply to » question by Mr. G. Mitchell (Wellington South),' as to when the House wpuld have a fur* ther opportunity to discuss the buttW question, the Premier said be could not keep the public in suspense regarding the matter of the price of butter, Ana, instructions had been issued for th* issue of the proclamation fixing th* prices. • , Several members protested that «. promise had been given that they wpold have an opportunity to discuss the matter, but Mr. Masaey reiterated that he I could not delay the matter longer. H» | would raise no objection to the matter being discussed on Tuesday afternoon if it could be done.