THE BUTTER SUBSIDY.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1920, Page 5

THE BUTTER SUBSIDY.

POSITION 01<; SMALL M|N, SHOULD THEY PARTICIPATE! ' * (By Wire,—Parliamentary Reporter.), Wellington, Last Night. Mt. K. N'esvman (Manawatu; asked in the House today if the Government would be able to give financial support t» the butter and wool producers who had to bold their produce in store. He said that Home suppliers of butter fcvere encountering-, considerable difficulty la petting advances. Could any assistance be given to farmers who were holding their wool in the ehede?

The Prime Minister, in reply, said he was pleased to be able to state th«t the Imperial Government had bought the whole of New Zealand's exportable surplus of butter. The British authorities had made an offer, which had been accepted by the representative* of ih» producers in all parts of the country. He did not quite understand how sow email producers who were not selling ffir export could come under the coatract, but if they could be provided for nobody would be better plaaeed «mn himself. He was not going to place any difficulties in the way, and he would be pleased to make inquiries to see if an arrangement could be made. Referring to wool, Mr. Massey said that no definite arrangement as to finance had been made up to the present The market was so unsettled that it would be very difficult to arrange an) scheme, but he had no doubt that some! thing would be done before the begi* lAig of the new year. Several members urged the Govern* ment to do full justice to the men wbl are producing butter on the farms. Thesl men had been selling their butter t« retailers at a few pence under the rats prevailing for factory butter, and ij they are compelled continue this an rmigement now that the Government it subsidising factory butter to the extent of about Gd per pound, they will be fan ing badly in comparison with the met who send their cream to the faetoriee, The small men, said the members, art mostly in the backblooks, out of read of the factories, and thev ought not tt be denied the benefits that other frro. ducers are getting now that the export price has risen.