MARKETING BILL

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19878, 6 May 1936, Page 8

MARKETING BILL

RESUMPTION 0E DEBATE. his-iii |i E Z .——- E crease. _ MANY VIEWS EXPRESSED. _ standing -4'..‘, "_—.‘ ~ MANDATE ISSUE AGAIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) \VELLINGTON, Tuesday. Many further views were expressed in the House of Representatives to—day when the second reading debate on the Primary Products Marketing Bill was resumed. At the instance of the Prime Minister, the Right. Hon. M. J. Savagev the Bill was accorded urgency. Mr Thorn tGovernment~—'l‘hames), said Mr antcs had stated it had never been clearly laid down that primary produce would become the Govern—ment‘s property. Mr Coates had also claimed that Labour had been given no mandate by the country to buy the produce. The party had made the statement repeatedly and in fact the National Party had spent money adver—tising the fact that Labour had made it. An advertisement published in November had given extracts from the speeches of a number of Labour candidates. The advertisement had attempted to create the impression that there was conflict in Labour‘s ranks about the scheme. .\lr Thorn said the member for Kai—para had also claimed that the GOV—ernment had not been given a mandate lo put into effect its policy for the socialisalion of liie means of produc—lion, distribution and exchange. But if the forty daily newspapers of New aniand for 20 years had been warn—ing ihe people that socialism was the objective of the Labour Party and if after that the people gave the party governmental power, surely it could not be said that the Government had no mandate to act on its socialist con—victions. “ Wreck Overseas Market." “This Bill will have the effect of placing the farmer on the same level as the lowest paid worker in the low—est paid industry in New Zealand," said Mr \\’. J. Poison (Opposition—Strattord). “it will also wreck our overseas market, but evidently that does not matter as long as the Gov—ernment is able to carry out its policy of the socialisatlon of the means of production, distribution and exchange." Labour members had stated, continued Mr Poison, that the last Gov—ernment had been hostile to the farm—ers controlling the market of their own produce, but that Labour was in fav—our or their retaining control. \Nas‘ that not entirely opposed to everything the Prime Minister had done since assuming office? The Prime‘ Minister: No. Farmers are telegraphing their approval. Mr Poison: individual farmers. The Prime Minister: The Farmers‘ UnionMr Poison: Members of the Farmers' Union never dreamt that the Gov—ernment was going; to socialise their produce. ” The guaranteed price will be about is or is ad, if the iigures the Minis—ter of Finance has given the dairy in—dustry are accurate,“ Mr Poison continued. “For the last 35 years the average in this country has been is 121 d, even with our depreciated currency. i am hoping that the price will be' higher than i have suggested. but if it is taken on the average for the past eight to ten years it will be no better than the farmer is getting now, and there will be greater costs.“ Mr Poison Twltted. The allegation that Mr Poison had not so long ago come to the Govern—ment asking for a guaranteed price of is did a pound butler—fat for dairy farmers was made by Mr J. A. Lee tUovernmcnt-Urey Lynn). "1 must confess that 1 do not know just where the honourable member for Sirali‘ord is." said Mr Lee. Mr F. \V. Schrainm tLiovcrnment—Auckland East): lie does not know himself. Mr Poison rose to a point of order. claiming that he had been "trebly mis—represented." ” The member for Grey Lynn stated that at one stage 1 asked for a guar—anteed price," said Mr Poison, '- That is not so. He was correct when he said :that I opposed Guaranteed prices at the leiection. He said that I then came and asked for a guaranteed price of is Aid. ,That is not correct and the figure meniioned is also incorrect. it. “as is tad.” l Mr Lee: 1 aCcept the correction. Mr Poison: What was asked for was a compensatory price. not a guaranteed ‘price. ‘ Mystery Over Price. “ \\'e all know that the present Gov—,ernment holds oilice chiefly because of ithe reckless promises it made to the farmers, and particularly to the dairy farmers,“ said the lion. .1. L}. Uobbe tUpposilion—Urounl. “in fulfilment of the higiiiy~coiourcd pictures and iavish promises which were made. we have this measure." .\lr Llobbc CLliiiiL‘ii that although the Bill was to have been onc of the first brought down in ilic lionsc there had ‘bccn an uncxlwrictl and unexplained iticlay. When it did come down it was loniy half—ticdgrti, with the vital clause ‘iei't out. \\'in had the “Overtime“: not slated dcfiniiciy what the fixed price would be? llow could there be specu_ iiation, Mr uobbc asked, if the price were fixed. People did not speculate ‘on a certainty. lie was in favour of all farmers getting a parable Dl'jCe fol. ‘their produce, but he was certainly against a fictitious price. the Operation of which involved imitation. Why was the Government afraid to fix ihe price and make it known? .\lr Cobbe continued. \\'as it because of party disagreement or because the party had wantici'cti min a labyrinth? The farmer naturally wanted to know the price he would receive for his produrr for the entire season. A gimpantced price was supposed to signify stability, but there was no stability about " this iiuriualing makeshift.” other Views. )lr i’l. Rarncs (Gowrnmcntfiw'ais iakil. inniniuincti that if the law of supply and ticiiiaiiti were allowml in function at prcssui n iii-cat many farm—ers would lie in the Bankruptcy Coin-l. Mr H. l|_ tirluontl \\'ilsun (Linvcrit‘ int‘nt—linnriiiltt‘i‘. expressed Harco—incui wiih Hlt‘ sot'iiiiisaiioii t'iallst‘s of iilt‘. iiiil. "To my mind the best way of inmlcmcniitig our [itlilt‘) is by gt)— inc' fiii'iiil'i' in lift“ “{l} of socialism and 1 how litztl Stillli‘ ui' lllt‘ [n-riiiissivc |«t\\\l‘l‘> lii ill.» liiil \\'lil lm litkt‘n. in»l'.ill\l' it is in ilit- iiiit‘l't‘sfs of ti“. roun—ir,\ that iilt'} sliotiitl ilr‘ [Mu-Hf ho .Ititll‘li. tinni'uilimui [l2'it‘l'.‘. ~.t|.l \ll- ii. .\. !\\'|'laiil, ili‘irlivlitiviii 7» \\ :‘iiiltuinn ;>Ilillil':I~ . \\iliii-i \i, imbi- rl;-,,,1,,,vH,m_ \'i'iiv: :i“iiii \\ ‘ii‘i w - _.‘l'iil ill .:u ai-

‘ , ready glutted market in Britain. Prices would then fall, and the people of New Zealand would have to make up the (inference between tho market price and the guarantee. The burden \\‘uuld fall on the non-farmer. who was a]‘l‘endy carrying the exrhange load. It l\\'as class legislation. t A suggestion that the maintenance by va Zealanrl of the embargo against the free entry of liw‘stm‘k from Great Britain might ho usvrl t 0 the disad\nnlagru at" tho i'mmininn in future (rarie negotiations with Britain \\'as made by ‘_\lr 1L 5. 5. Kyle \Unpusition—lticcar—inn). ‘ Mr 0. 11. Pvtric (t‘xnvcrnment—l-Inu-‘rakit sntd m‘t‘lrrly nmrkcling which \\‘uultl he smuirwi its :1 runtlll, of ihe Bill was an L‘swntiul for the future iwt'li‘nrc ol' Ihr rlniry industry. ith‘ll ‘nuch an authority as Mr \\'. (100,1it'ulltm‘ mlntilimi that t'ondilions nf lmurltcting t'nr thu lmminion's dairy ‘pl'mlllL'L‘ in England \\urv, vitamin). ‘snrnthrnat l‘l‘lt] nwris Inilmit roller, :llrunuulv trmnml il‘ h‘rni In brief; 11ml [lt‘lav nr nrnn uml (lay ‘muu it Hill" In asmri a >\\a\‘. _Mn-vmrnut mm: may hv Wplu‘. inn: \mrt- lllul‘P \andlr than ttwur)‘ "nu," ‘A ticsv each hour \\ill vase Assure—Liqomm \\‘uoda' great. Peppermint Gum,