SOUTH ISLAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 215, 5 June 1919, Page 5

SOUTH ISLAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING. By Telegraph— Press Association. Dunodin, June i. At the annual meeting of the 'South Tsland Dairy Association the chairman, Mr. Middletoii, said v tlie operations of the association had led to a satisfactory deal regarding the cheese ! output. The butter representatives fllough't'they were not gel'tiii'.; quite a.fair deal compared with the cheese people. They thought they had a grievance in the insistence of the Imperial Government grouping Hie salo ■of butteV and cheese. An effort was still being made to improve the butter position!

The report and . balance-sheet were adopted. The fallowing directors were elected: Messrs. T. Buckingham (l)rummondV Arnott (AYyndham), and Middleton (AVaimahaka)'. ' ' The question of forming c. mutual insurance association was considered, and a committee was set up to report to tho executive. The meeting decided that, the-executive should take steps to provide the secretary with assistance, leaving him free (o carry into effect the policy of tlio association. / The meeling decided to recommend dairy factories to promote the formation of lienl-tcsting associations; also that A. and P. associations in the South Island be strongly urged to hold bull fairs in a suitable month each year, and that M ner cent, of the Government stud bulls be' distributed for sale at these fairs. The following motion was carried: "That the outlook in the near future for shinning freights on all farm produce is n serious menace to tho prosperity of New Zealand: and it is imperative tbi't all dairy and meat export companies combine, for their common defence and 'support a fair rate of freight, and that the executive move in this direction at onre." A committee was set up to report to a special mMin? on the question of a co-operative London floor.