Wheat (1) - Part 1
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1443. By Mr. HARRISON: Following up Mr. Allen's suggestion, if you could eliminate a portion of the process that makes the handling of the wheat more costly to the grower, by the wheat being handled direct to the Scheme, do you think that could be done by the local companies?—Personally I do not feel disposed to commit the company on that. It is a matter which has never come before them in any way. However, it appears to me that the Westralian Farmers' Ltd., standing as a medium, have been responsible for getting a better and closer organisation. | 1443. By Mr. HARRISON: Following up Mr. Allen's suggestion, if you could eliminate a portion of the process that makes the handling of the wheat more costly to the grower, by the wheat being handled direct to the Scheme, do you think that could be done by the local companies?—Personally I do not feel disposed to commit the company on that. It is a matter which has never come before them in any way. However, it appears to me that the Westralian Farmers' Ltd., standing as a medium, have been responsible for getting a better and closer organisation. | ||
| − | 1444. | + | 1444. Then your smaller companies do not want to take the greater responsibility?—I fear they do not. Their resources are too limited. |
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| + | 1445. But where is the responsibility?—The Chairman a little while ago outline the responsibility fairly clearly; as regards the dockage, for instance. | ||
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| + | 1446. But would you not have to suffer that from your parent company?—Yes, I take it so. I do not know the agreement between the Westralian Farmers' Ltd. and the Scheme. | ||
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| + | 1447. With the farmer operating the whole of their harvest after the war, do you think that organised as they are in the country centres, and operating through a central body the same as now, they would not be able to finance the business the same as the acquiring agents were able to finance it prior to the Scheme?—I have no doubt in the world but they would be able to do it. | ||
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| + | 1448. The value of the asset would be exactly the same in both instances?—Certainly. | ||
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