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MILLIONS OF

The New Zealand meat pro- duction industry, the most productive, acre for acre. in the world, is threatened with disastrous recession through alarmingly spreading erosion

Jap Cotton And Our Markets

By RODNEY CAMPBELL

The announcement in the trade magazine tells the story. The SCAP Foreign Trade New York Office today announces two new assortments of raw silk from Japan.

ACRES

By ALAN HARDCASTLE

and loss of carrying capacity:

but the case

One Way Trattic.

What Uncle Sam cannot see is why John Bull should be so un- businesslike as to want to seil him goods as well as buying from him. It's a tarific problem...

Control Department, with Grum- man Avenger torpedo bombers, brought from the war junk plic, lifting one-ton load of pelleted phosphatic, fertiliser in delachable Stock grazes on sparse native | hoppers carried in the torpedo and, at the same moment, is grasses for seven to eight months bomb-bay, The equipment was on the eve of salvation, through on these high hills, and on sown frankly makeshift,

the year round on the was proved. mass scale aerial fertilising of

3,000 feet hitis, the one-to-three- hill the threatened

country,

Jow costs The unexpectedly sheep-an-acre country, below the contradictions snowline. Those abrupt

will be reduced by employing are nevertheless statements of

heavy

capacity aircraft over The wider blocks of country. fact.

one-tonner treats 10 acres per take-off (actual release time in 15-18 seconds); ten-tonners would dfess 100 acres on each run. Fif- teen ten-tonners would, it is es- Paradoxically enough, accord- timated, be able to cover three-ing to some observers, the East- quarters of a million acres annu- West war will probably begin

of nying. with the Finnish, ally, in 7,200 hours dropping 15,000 lons of super- phosphate, which is obtained by treating ground, rock phosphate with sulphuric acid

The scale of nerial treatment, lo succeed, must be the sealo of millions of neres, but the project is fully and economically feasi- ble.

Thirty per cent of North Island hili tunds and an undetermined but greater proportion of South Island hill lands are officially re- garded as seriously eroded.

These lower hiil lands must have phosphatic fertiliser to re- place the mineral content the soil steadily subtracted by stock and shipped to Britain in lamb, mutton and wool 5,000,000 tons of meat, 3,000,000 of wool in the past 20 years.,

In very great part they are im possible for wheeled transport, and even for crawler tractors, -Packhorse or sled, with manual economic before broadcast, was the war. New labour is not avail- able at any price.

So the vital store and breeding lands slipping back, and sliding down also down to the sea in lips.

The story of land deterioration is an old one the burning of the forest, periodic re-burnings of native grass and secand growth recover for the Dash

ash benent of

residues, over- grazing, and the pestiferous rabbit, in milions.

the

Top-Dressing

are

But there was always a 'capital of natural fertility still to be The New Zealand hill farmer drawn

Until 1939 the has long recognised what is hap upon. country was generally com-pening to him and what will be

the effect upon

lowland farmer, but he has been helpiens to apply the proven remedy top-dressing to restore the grass cover.

placent.

Jennie WILCOX - TINDALL.

Doreen Wilcox nod John The new assortments are to William 6 8 CHATER RD.

Tindall announced be known as No. 3 and No. 4 their engagement on Monday and purchasers of the few as- night.

sortments may obtain a reduction of 15 cents a pound from the 1949

floor prices......Assortment 1 PENINSULAR ARCADE MILITARY AFFAIRS│No. 3, 13, 15 denier, A or higher

--20 bales, Bor

B or lower-20 bales "20-22 denler,

ler. A CALL 59161/2 3.

The arrival of British troop-

or higher ships in Hong Kong has be- 200 bales. come almost u regular event,

And to it went on, as it goes as the Colony's garrison has on all the time.

SCAP

is General MacArthur. been increased to the largest the raw silk shipments merely

A figure it has ever known.

arrivals in the Intest

Japan's further thousand men were thriving textile export drive. landed yesterday, and by the which is beginning end of this month the last of big a mark on the United States

and British textile industries. the main quota should be in-

When Sir Raymond Street stalled. The task then will be

brought over Britain's cuse one of settling the men down against the Japanese textile ex- asked Washington and familiarising them with pansion, and local conditions, especially in

to draw a line between legitimate Japanese economie recovery and the New Territories.

undercutting competition, he re-mining the hill lands. ceived considerable but little action.

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NEW ZEALAND

INSURANCE

Despite the potentialities of the situation, the military au- thorities have not tried to pre- vent the Press from publish- ing news, of troop movements, disposition etc., and General Festing has been most help- ful to correspondents secking information.

The attitude is a very sen- sible one. Pompous attempts at secrecy in place such as this are largely doomed to failure. A thousand people can see a vessel docking and make a good estimate of the number of men she carries. There is only one main road system in the territories cap- able of being used in all web- thers, and most camps are near a village, so that even a semi-skilled observer can have little difficulty in gaug- ing the quantity and quality of equipment, etc.

10 make u

D

sympathy,

send a Joint fact-finding

ilta proposal to Anglo-American mission to Japan to see the tex- tile industry there for itself was politely shelved after the Ameri- can Miitado Intimated that be would not be happy to see such

mission in Japan. But a group of American tex-

businessmen, tile

representing Paterson, the hard-lift mills of New Jersey. have succeeded the Chairman of the Cot- where tho ton Board failed.

They

have perrunded Mr.

Tracy Voorhees, Aselani-Secre-

tory

of Defence, to go into the matter most thoroughly with General MocArthur in Japan,

and have obtained assurances from him that he will examine the Japanese textile export drive from top to bottom.

To Run Into Trouble

A letter received by the busi- nessmen from the State Depart- ment indicates that the Japanese will soon run into trouble.

It reads:

"It is contrary

the

New Zealand's efforts in an swer to Britain's war years and continuing demands for mora and more meat have ended that complacency.

had Not

1939-40 until Dominion shipped to British ports 300,000 tons of meat; each year since then shipments have ex- eceded 300,000 tons, rising to the all-time peak of 387,000 tons in 1946-47. Now the graph curve falls, to 358,000 tons, 1047-48, and, pending final Bgures, 357,000 tons, 1948-1949.

That was achieved only

national tremendous

cost,

Tired Land

to

by

of

of

For years he has been ham- mering away at the Government to try out top-dressing, but the Government has been hard to move from discussion to action. Two years ago renewed farmer with light preasure led to tests

They aircraft on small acrons. were too small to give more then pointers, all of which indicated that only by largescale operation could aerial top-dressing be made economic.

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It is at this point that the in- terest of the RNZAF is intense. One of the commitments of this And in Commonwealth country Pacifle defence is to maintain a fully operative heavy transport squadron, No. 41.

The exact lying technique re- topdressing (at 300. quired in 1,000 feet above hill level), the control by ground-to-nir radio which

aircraft brought in upon their runs, the probleme of load-handling and generul logistics offer wide opportunity

training In precision

ot ground and communications sec- tions of the Service.

Motto of the Shanghai control committee:

"No news is good news”.

•

Trame War- "The Singapore dents' acheine is a system of spit- ting frame offenders by members fai- of the public-has proved lure, and has been abanılmed,”

One in the eye for the Traffic Wardents.

·

Wrong Outlook..

"Wanted for Polynesia: one prient, who will look on Australia as base."

#

They tell me that during minor earthquake in Tokyo, cm-

SCAP Air,ployees in a

oMed ratt about terror-stricken. Оле годи walked over to a doorway, took stance, and shouted above the din: "I'm from Los Angeler. We always stand in doorwaya."

A nervous chap nearby said, What the hell "I'm from Chicago, do I do?"

Such B type ts Britain's Handley standard multi-purpose Page instings milltary transport is considered by senior officials of the RNZAF and the Air De- partment as admirably suited to Fertiliser would be the work. carried in specialised, detachable panniers and the military effce- tiveness of the aircraft would be in no way affected.

J

On a fine clear day at the race track he approached the window to place his bat. As he purchased the tickel, his friend protested, "But she's a mudder."

"I don't care if she does have children; I still think she'll win."

for breakfast food: served delicious when

and strawberries

Advert

Tustes

fresh

What doesn't?

The next stage of tests has just been concluded on a 1,000-ucre

Mass-scale aerial forming is block of hill lands 50 miles North

distinctly u New Zealand de- The farmer re- of Wellington,

that awakened Joices

his confidence has velopment, evolved of necessity

to meet substantiated.

particular diMculties. been completely Even on this scale, serial top. The same work itas, of course,

beals the dressing

hands been done elsewhere, but in no with man down on cost and better distribu- other country has the scale en cream." visaged tion.

been so great, for there

neres 10,000,000

of Within one week of the conclu-

which below 3,000 feet, sion of the demonstration, Do- lands,

Farmers re-

are considered by the Govern minion Federated

inter-Departmental ad ment's ceived a food of applications and of hill demands from lands, aggregating 248,715 acres. The tests were flown by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Soil Conservation and Rivera

New Zealand has

reallsation abruptly threatening disaster. It would be a disaster to Britain, too, for after Argentina, New Zealand has been Britain's greatest sup- and plier of imported meals, after Australio, of wool.

To appreciate what is happen- ing one must realise the contrast between hili lands here and the hill lands of other countries. The snow ranges go up to 8,000 and 10,000 feel; those below 7,000 feet are rated as "hills."

owners

A Rebuke To The

Labour Party

By

“WINDRUSH ”

Further, many of the lads are very young, and only too willing to talk to a stranger who shows them hospitality.

to policy...to And they have been talling permit Japanese goods to under- Whatever insiructions have sell competitive products in this

other or any

country, and cer- already been issued, we would tainly it is the desire of the De- recommend to the Army that partment that no American in- explanatory addresses by ex-dustry be endangered by foreign perts in local conditions be competition." given to all soldiers. This is Mr. Voorhees, on the eve of not England, and thoughtless his departure, told the men from Paterson that this was also his remarks can be easily dis own view. torted. Also, the significance

and Union executives of "face" might be underlined; management co-operated in pre-phasis is on the word defend."

senting the textile point of view to the Administration.

it is easy to lose' and difficult to recover,

DI

Both

group

elementa

are

visory committee to be capable of doubled carrying enpacity, with safety against further ero- sion, if the mineral content and

the grass cover are restored.

Matter of Millions

may

In terms of stock that mean 10-15 millions more sheep and a million more beef cattle.

For a country of less than 2,000,000 people this is adventur- ous farming, but New Zealand can stand up on her own feet and do it-and must do it if she

is to save her hill landa. LS-

It is to be considered in rela-

'ion to the scale of

The musiclan was boasting of his ability. "When I was a boy." he said. "our town was hit by a flood. My father, hopped on to a bed, and floated downstream to. safety."

"What has that to do with your

asked musical ability?".

tener.

"Well," he explained, "I ac- companied him on the piano."

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*

Height of frustration: political gure held in-communique-do.

"The luncheon meeting will bo limited to 100 women, which is too many for one place and ons

You're asking for trouble, time.""

chum...

Myrtle's I.Q. may not be very high, but I thought it a bit thick of a naval type explaining to her last night what a buoy is "It's very important if you pull it up, all the water runs out of the bay.

The principal article in the many of their followers are "Economist" is a rebuke to the sured, and are doubtful of the Labour Party for its attitude Republican Governments' ability

to obtain full independence from dry's productivity. Last season towards the Washington con-

the Dutch. If the Republicans farm products brought in a no- of £146,000,000, versations on the dollar crisis, were to leave the Hague empty- tional revenue

would handed they

be swept of which £88,000,000 were de-. The "Economist" writes:

rived from direct animal pro- whe When Mr. Nally at Strasbourg | away by wild

tallow and blunts out his party's determin- would not even attempt negotia- ducts, meat, wool,

bides. ation to defend the British social tlon with the Dutch,

It is to be considered, too, in services against n anall

"As always in these matters,

of the threat to the of rich and unscrupulous Ameri- the Dutch can gain far more by the light cans' he is vo

voicing, though in a generous approval than a nig- Dominion's one foundation asset The real the land; and, further, in ro- ludicrous and wildly exaggerated

gling, haggling one. terms, a reaction to be found in danger to the conference is not lation to the purchase, in any of aircraft for No. 41 event, soner heads than his. The em- that there will be no agreement,

the ready wili but that it will be a grudging, Squadron, and

Sald the husband who dis- The article points out that the reluctant one on both sides. It ingness of the RNZAF to awing covered burglars in hin living Conservation room: "Please wait a moment, threat to British social services is not too late for the Dutch to in with the Soll

ту the meticulous attention and Rivers Control Council and will you? I want wife to and the British standard of living avoid

and meet you. She's heard you every comes, not from the Americans, to detail to which they are so the farmer, in a triangular Considering the very large numbers of men and the-as

but from

night for 15 years." the possibility that devoted, and concentrate on the national interest. America may withhold assistance broad principles which, could be yet-small provision of ament-

the possibility that the ties, the newcomers have be

and

In its principal article, the hoved exceptionally well. It

British Government may not take settled in a few weeks."

"Tribuna" returns to its previou. is impossible to prevent en tried for two months to gain, an Workers of America (CIO)

lears and the revival of German tirely the occasional display interview

tury Governments to prevent the of drunkenness, the odd tory Louis Johnson.

the British people can be gen return to business of former squabble with the ricksha They charged they were given

uinely defended

against the Nazi newspaper publishers. coolle, but any reasonable ob- "the brush-off."

economic troubles that lie ahead. "Time and Tide" has an ar- But after had threatened

the closest they

and most

French- ticle server will admit that such

on a remarkable to raise the matter through Con-confident association with the man, the Abbe Godin lapses are definitely the ex-

gress, they obtained their inter- United States. If the British

"He lived only 38 years (1908- ception.

view with Mr. Voorhees,

people are prepared to play their 44) but he lived to such purpose Conditions should be ma- Mr., Hand told him he was part in restoring solvency of that he ought to be formally terially improved when the liquidating his 70-year-old firm their country,

there Is every

ery numbered among the Makers of various plans of the Forces because he could not compete renson to believe that the United Modern Europe. He was a priest Welfare Committee are put lower material

with imports manufactured at States ia still ready

and labour costs. into operation. We under- He said that unemployment was stand that much work is now

Mr. David E. Hand, President I one of the largest textile con- cerns in New Jersey, Mr. Charles H. Romere, of the Paterson In- dustrial Commission, and Mr. John. W. Edelman of the Tex

αναπατής

steps needed to

the restore British solvency.

"The conclusion is inescapable.

with Defence Secre- There is only one way in which / nationalism, It calls on the Mini-

It is by

to cushion

an

The concludes by say-] working, class, Ha ate their food,

The

being done by this volunteer growing in the New Jersey silking that the British

centre, and that eventually "deferalveness" may spoil all the condition."

לדיי

A New Basis

who considered himself called to apostolate to the French attitude of ived by their standards in their

manufacturers negotiations. The solution of organisation to realise their majority of the have to

the British economic difficulties should hopes, but would

throw in suggest would

be linked with British, support that regular publicity would ready the results of a U.S. of America in' constructive world The Abbe Godin argued that materially help their cause.

the districts lived in by the Government agency pitting cpolle poilcies. no. word labour against, the high standards

spirit that is lacking on French working class should be COMPANY,| There has been

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