THE DAIRY POOL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 145, 20 June 1923, Page 7

THE DAIRY POOL.

DISCUSSED BY ASSOCIATION*. (By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) PALMERSTOX XORTH, this day. Fine but. threatening weather prevails for people's day at the National Dairy Show after heavy rain overnight. Tlip chief feature to-day was the football match, To Ante v. Wanganui Colleges. Tlip Xafional Dairy Association is devoting tlie day to a discussion of the Dairy Produce Export Control Bill, and over two hundred delegates were present, when the meeting commenced, Mr. Norton presiding. On the chairman's suggestion. Mr. Grounds, chairman of the association's committee, considering the Dairy Control Bill, addressed the meeting. Mr. Grounds contended that the establishment of a Dairy Council made it impossible that the Control Board could follow any course inimical to the interests of producers. A better 'principle in the election of the council 1 would he to regard dairy factories as a unit instead of individual producers. 'In regard to the contracts clause there , was no reason to believe that existing I contracts, some of which would expire ;in about two years, would seriously pre--1 judice the position in the meantime. Mr. Grounds stressed the necessity of organising the industry in such a way that it. will be possible to go to large shipping quarters and arrange a contract for the benefit, of the industry. At present that was impossible, nobody lmvI ing been delegated with the responsibility of negotiating such a contract. In this connection the speaker stressed the value of a good shipping service secured by South African beef exporters to Eng- ■ land. If the. Meat Control Board and the Dairy Control Board worked together it ought to be possible to obtain the best shipping contract in the world. Mr. Grounds said that Xew Zealand butter, on indisputable evidence, was as good as and invariably of higher quality i than Danish, lie had assurances from 1 Home that if producers could guarantee an even supply an even price would be secured. To develop new markets it was necessary to have a controlling body to guide tlie policy of exporters. A valu- ; able agency to achieve this end was a I system of comprehensive advertising. No doubt an era of intensive competition was imminent, and it depended on the way Dominion producers were organised how they would come through such eomj petition when launched. The speaker ! contended that the value of any comI mission sent, Home to inquire into the position of markets would be lost unless they empowered the commission to fina- ; lise after they analysed. In conclusion, he moved: '■That Parliament be asked to pass the Dairy Produce Kxport Control Bill." The motion was seconded ,by Mr. Corrigan, M.1 , ., and the luncheon .adjournment was then taken.