OLD EWES PROBLEM
EFFECT OF MEAT QUOTA COMPENSATION DESTR AB L E (By Telegrapli.—Nssociation) HASTINGS, Tuesday “The value of old ewes will be greatly reduced as a result of the : British quota." said Mr Lloyd Hamj mond. Southern Hawke's Bay repre--1 sentative on the executive of the ; Farmers’ Union, speaking at a meetj fng of the provincial executives of the Hawke's Bay and Southern Hawke's ! Bay branches of the Farmers’ Union at Waipukurau. "The quota will cause a glut on the market and the man with 1 these sheep will need protection," he jadded. Mr Hammond said he believed some ! measure of control would be necessary and that a levy was desirable in ; order to compensate owners of old j ewes. Control by the Meat Board rather than the State was preferred. The meeting approved a proposal to send a representative to Britain to meet British farmers and the Board of Trade to present New Zealand’s case.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20744, 2 March 1939, Page 12
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157OLD EWES PROBLEM Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20744, 2 March 1939, Page 12
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