HONEY MARKETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 4

HONEY MARKETING.

CONTROL BY STATE

EXPORT POLICY OUTLINED. BEEKEEPERS' CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, Wednesday. Xew proposals for Government control of marketing export honey were outlined by Mr. H. Houeyneld, representative of the Internal Marketing Division, at the annual conference of the National Beekeepers' Association to-day.

Mr. Honeyh'eld said that the proposals, which were receiving favourable consideration, were:— (l) The grading system will be modified and the payout based on points i.yr flavour and colour, with a special penalty on honey below the British standard of cleanliness, grade values to approximate those at present applying, but to be modified if experience warrants.

(,2,1 Honey may be scut to a central depot, either liquid or {granulated, l>: t liquid or semi-liquid honey for the hut year shall be subject to a deduction 01 ]-l(id per lb to defray the extra costs of handling. Liquid or semi-hquid honey must be sent to the Department in special tins, for which specifications will be given. Honey will be accepted by the Department from December to July 31.

(3) In order to have fundamental marketing statistics main producers will be required at the end of March in each year u> forward a return giving the approximate amount of honey they expect to supply, any variation to be advised by the end of April.

14) It is proposed that the producer will put honey in trucks at the nearest railway station for railage to the nearest port or u> the central packing depot, which ever is the nearer. Coastal freights to the depot will be paid by the Department. Unless road deliveries are more suitable and more economical all honey will require to the sent through the Railway Department, which will then contract to have the honey forwarded by the cheapest route.

Reducing Costs. (.")) With all honey coining to the central depot etorajie charges previously debited to the producer will be avoided.

(01 Keceiving and delivering charges previously debited to the producer will bo eliminated.

{') It is hoped the Department of Agriculture will grade honey weekly at the central depot, thereby avoiding double handling and making possible prompt cash advances by the Internal Marketing Division.

(Si As there is difficulty in jretting to producers information of a technical or marketing nature, it is hoped that a journal, or possibly a portion 01 the

•■.Journal of Agriculture,' , will be used in order that the correct information can be regularly disseminated among producers. The conference endorsed the proposals, and asked that the Government put them into effect with the least possible delay.