LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 November 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Armistice Day. Tomorrow will be Armistice Day, and a two-minutes’ silence will be observed in Masterton at 11 a.m. Onions and New Potatoes. Onions and new potatoes are topping the Wellington vegetable market at present. Best quality onions arc 4d to 6d a pound with no overseas supplies expected before December 2. Retailers state that there are no local supplies available, but they are hoping that Pukekohe growers will shortly be sending down their first deliveries, which usually follow soon after the potatoes. There were supplies of excellent quality New Zealand onions right up to this week, despite former reports that they would not keep this long. The last importations of Californian have been reported bj’ retailers lo be not all as good as expected. Freight Rates on Eggs.

A meeting of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Poultry Producers’ Federation was held last night in Masterton, there being a very representative meeting. The transport of eggs to Wellington was discussed, at considerable length. It was decided that the Minister of Railways be approached with a view to having freight rates modified and simplified. It was considered that at present the rates were confusing and excessive. Keen interest was shown by those present in the matter and it was unanimously agreed that something should be done to ease the burden in the direction of freights. It was stated that costs in other directions appeared to be mounting and unless some consideration was shown to poultry producers generally the position would militate against production. Premier and Farmers.

Replying to the letter addressed to him recently by the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on the questions of high costs and the need for increased production, the Prime Minister (Mr Savage) says:—“You may rest assured that the Government is fully alive to the necessity of increasing production, and as a matter of fact, is already engaged in having a complete survey made of the possibilities in this direction. Personally 1 have every confidence in the farmers of the Dominion doing their share in the work of producing an ever-increasing supply of primary products which will be so necessary in winning the war. I certainly do not share your opinion that the people of the United Kingdom should not rely upon that being done. I firmly believe that, witli the co-operation of your union and of the other bodies concerned, the people of Britain will not be disappointed"

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