DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20272, 25 June 1931, Page 10

DAIRY INDUSTRY.

QUESTION OF CONTROL. NATIONAL CONFERENCE TAKES ACTION. . (rSESS ASSOCIATION TELEGKAM.) NEW PLYMOUTH, June 21. The control of the dairy industry was the subject of the only remit passed by the National Dairy Conference to-day, when it was agreed to appoint a committee to-morrow to prepare for the conference a plan for tho co-ordination of the present departments of control and th'o appointment of an administrative head. The subject was introduced by a remit from the Alangatoki Company, Avhich suggested, among other things: "That this conference expresses 01ssatisfaetion with tho present methods of administration/ of tho dairying industry. and considers the past administration, has been ineffective in failing to provide a truly authoritativw head representative of tho. industry charged with the responsibility of directing and governing the industry in its internal as well as its export ali'ains." "That the effective administration ot the industry involves tho' exercise ot authority and a degree of discipline which can only bo applied by a Board or organisation elected by tho producers, and set up as the head ot the industry with power to <rtiide and control it'in all matters relating to internal as well as export policy." "That to givo effect to the foregoing proposals the Dairy Produce Board, in its present form, 'or reconstituted, should be mado ,tbo head of. the industry, with extended powers and charged with tho responsibility for administration as indicated." • . '■That the uncertainties of'policy' particularly in regard to tho promotion pt quality have revealed weaknesses 1,1 the present administration and have resulted 111 tho loss of the goodwill of the buyers and consumers of New Zealand dairy produce." "That in order to further. thefo proposals, a committee be appointed from tlia, conference to briiifr dowiv in detail au administrative plan for-the industry. the report of the committee to be dealt with before, tho conclusion of this conference." , .Discussion of this rein it occupied, most of the. afternoon. " Eventually it was'withdrawn,'and the following mption was adopted by' 137 votes to 98:—r • ' : ■ "That in view of the grave uurest in the dairy industry, the dissatisfaction with the prosent methods of administration, the conviction ittta-t. there is unnecessary and costly overlapping in such ; administration/ the heavy and avoidable loss in manufacture, and tho urgent need for effective steps for. improvement in the duality of dairy products, thi3 conference expresses tlio opinion that the co-ordination of . the i Functions of the existing : controlling todies and tliQ appointnient of ari'atlr ministrative head, is imperative, awl that a representative committee be ret up to prepare and submit to this conference a considered plan for the coordination ■of the present departments and organisations, and the appointment of an administrative head." . PRIMARY PRODUCTION. BUTTER AND WOOL. (rfIESS ASSOCIATIO*. TZLEUEU.U.) WELLINGTON, Juno 24. A review of the dairying industry and the season was..given by .Mr W. Perry in his presidential address at the Royal Agricultural Society's annual conference, which opened this afternoon. Mr Perry said there had been an increase in butter and cheese production representing in terms of butter-fat 3.89 per cent., but owing to low values there was,a decrease of £1,907,871 ,iu returns. But. for the recent increaso in value tho prices, ruling would have been disastrous. With regard to the cheese industry he said it was probable that next season producers would revert to full cream only. Low prices and the consequent necessity for increasing production should give an impetus to herd testing Speaking with regard to the depression in the wool industry, Mr Perry said that there was every reason to'believe that tho "Buy-more-wool" campaign organised in New Zealand wpjild have a very beneficial effect on. the woollen industry here. He recalled the success of an "Eat-more-beef" campaign. A "Use-niore-wool" campaign in Australia last month had resulted in shopkeepers and manufacturers doing increas9d business. TIMARU GAS COMPANY. At an extraordinary general meeting held on May 21st, it was resolved that the capital of the company be increased to £60,000 by the creation of 22,500 now shares- of £1 each. On June 9th this was confirmed, and the directors were empowered to issue the shares to such persons upon such terms ;at such times and in such manner as. they think . fit. The capital of the company at present is £37,500, divided into 37,500 shares of £1 each, 'fully , paid. Reserves and -undivided profits at the close of-last year amounted to £26 244 and the last dividend was at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum.