DAIRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 253, 23 July 1935, Page 11

DAIRY INDUSTRY

Executive Commission’s Work MISSION TO WAIKATO Problem of Collection of Cream Supplies Dominion Special Service. Auckland, July 22. The preliminary work of the Executive Commission of Agriculture was described by Sir Francis Frazer, deputy-chairman of the commission, today. Sir Francis, in company with Messrs. G. A. Duncan and David Jones, members of the commission, arrived at Auckland on Sunday from the Waikato, at the conclusion of a series of discussions with representatives of the dairy industry. The commission had associated with it Messrs. C. A. Marchant and W. E. Hale, members of the New Zealand Dairy Board. Much of the work already done by the commission, stated Sir Francis, had been purely of a preliminary nature, and the recent visit _ to the Waikato was the first occasion on which it’had left Wellington since its inauguration. Progress had been made in dealing with various matters that had accumulated, and the commission was already functioning as a co-ordin-ating body between the Departments of Agriculture, of Scientific and Industrial Research, and of Industries and Commerce, and the Dairy Produce Board, with each of which it was associated in a number of matters. “Our visit to the Waikato," Sir Francis said, “was to open negotiations with the different dairy companies on matters of zoning and rationalisation of the collection of cream supplies. It was the first visit of the commission, and was made in conjunction with members of the Dairy Board, a.s both bodies have many interests in common. It was decided that we should have associated with us two members of the board, so that, both bodies should be fully acquainted with the position. In this way any regulations that the commission may find necessar.v to institute caii be fully discussed with the board before being put into operation.” While at'. Hamilton the combined party met in all representatives of nine dairy; companies, stated Sir Francis, and on Saturday paid a visit to Raglan. What had transpired had been of a confidential nature, but the general aim had been the exploring of possible bases for agreement between the different interests concerned. At Auckland Sir Francis and his colleagues had a full day discussing various matters in connection with the dairy’ industry, amt left for Wellington by the Limited express to-night. Denying a rumour that he might shortly go to Great Britain to study marketing conditions, Sir Francis said that no consideration had been given to the matter, and that the commission had far too much work ahead of it for such a visit to be a possibility in the near future.