WARM PRAISE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 200, 24 August 1937, Page 9

WARM PRAISE.

ORDERLY MARKETING. DOMINION DAIRY PRODUCE. SPECULATION REDUCED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Monday. London manager of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand for the last few yeare, Mr. F. R. Ellieon stated in an interview to-day that he had been closely associated with the marketing of New Zealand butter and cheese, and that the activities of the Dairy Sales Division In its handling of the position on the other side had been an unqualified success. "The Government," he eaid, "is to be congratulated for its courage and sagacity, as are also those both here and on the other side 'to whom they have entrusted the task of putting the scheme into operation. They have made importing houses realise at long last that their function is to work in the interests of the industry. "Speculation hae been cut down to a minimum by the elimination of f.o.b. or c.i.f. sales, and sales through brokers," he continued. "The distributive trade in England was naturally much concerned ae to what the Dairy Sales Division would do, more especially to know whether any attempt would be made to control prices, and predicted the same failure as when attempted in 1926. It was soon realised that this was not to be done and that the steps take-n to eliminate large fluctuations in prices and the manipulation of the market were in the best interests of all concerned, with the result that they would be more able to secure a reasonable margin of profit," to whicß they are entitled. In other words, orderly marketing, has been established through the steps taken by the Marketing Department. "There are apparently some in the industry here in New Zealand." said Mr. Ellison, "who still think the Government should fix prices. I am convinced that this would prove disastrous, just as it did in 1926. "The indications are that the Imperial Government ie endeavouring to encourage the production of butter rather than cheese in its effort* to assist the' industry in England," concluded Mr. Ellieon. "I feel that it is not to the advantage of the industry here for the production of butter to increase .it the expense of cheese, but that the inverse should be the case."