DAIRY CONTROL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 6

DAIRY CONTROL

MARKETING- NEW ZEALAND

BUTTER

REMARKS BY MR. W. A. IRONS.

.'■;■'• An address was ""delivered-.,at ra;;meetv 'ing of ■_ the 1 ;Dairy -Farmers' < .Union, at ■.. Carterton yesterday, by_ Mr:W. A. Irons, who,is shortly .leaving' for 'London as one .".of the representatives^ofj.the:Dairy Con-' .".' : 'trol Board. ;■..';:■;'" ; : ; ,;;■;■■ ,^;,. .;;;;. ■■;.'■'- ..•; - ::■"?"'Mr."lrons .detailedrsome;of7the' work' accomplished.' 1 by -v the;:;':D'a.iry'-.:'■ Control ;:...;lj6afd up^tb^the'pfes^ent.ra'nd'jgave an. '■''.outline'.':of; ther,plaris\tof.-, operations..for ; \the future. j-The 'question, of.- shipping, I '.;.'andj-the.'.proper. insulation V of. ships: had : -^received some:'attention,' arid/reductions \. \jH.ririsuranc6. charges obtained.; Thefques.■ijpnjbfi regulating.shipments was":to be dealt .'with;'"and- it.was :intended tqar-;."..srange-:for'all> October,'produce,'to \ reach '>t/Lpndpii'':for.''.C^Utmas^T;"l^:was'tintended !.. ."toTaskir'aU importers ...tb ■ standardise'■-all „"-charges.;...:The board'had:'a3opted>as! the *'..-■. national- bran3-.''::th'e;:-fe'rnleaf ) 'with'tthe, :.;.words ■'- tpry t would; sjtill._be;.,r,etained jon^;the box" ;■': in :small letters'." --.-.- ;;'-.,;'; 'S:%'.?-” £:v r ;y"> r-:-;--'-i'Po.;.not.:beitooihasty- arid' 'expect ns ;- ; ;; to; perf6rra'^mitacles; >''^sa:id"Mr. ;,Irpns.AHjThey: ha3-_nothing,to -fear; about the rriatvjic ter-.0f..■ advances.::^'Arrangements: 1 would 'and-,-a "as; possiblei^at; the .: end of :the season;-; The >'representative •1!. of- one}o£ the'ilargest .importers".of /Tobley. street.:had;:told them'in. 1 an" address:: at :j^Carter.ton_tnat if they 'gave :him-regular. ; :■' -shipments;- of .-first-grade .New •■ • Zealand rv , biMer *'• Ke' -would hpld' it. 'up::- alongside : "i.'jßenmark'.' (which'-Swas'■.'supposed':- to % be . ; a 'ahead;' of.'New Zealand): :■ Mr. Irons' said, -■■^'furE|ier,:-(that';'Hß''-vwbuld.:^ake^.ithePfirst # :. '±1 opportunity to: offer '■ this; firm'supplies.;',;' i^;i.TA:^Bpeaker^at';j;the'.;.inwting;'aaid'>.that'; :: many- a-gooj>proprietary ! i:article-'placed ;., on the > market; : .was"; Killed. because V. of, ;". : ' the -name placepi,-.bn. ifc.'t :'Names. were : ' placed on it 'which were' difficult to pro_^nouh_ce, L and;- people 'were'; not- inclined ■: tft display ignorance^in^not.vbeing-.ab'le >; to 'proripdnce-'-.thenr/.'andj'therefore re-;'. ";ji trained from -,-^king .for.:-.theni.\; '.-That n ~i~ yvas -. the --.difficulty,'.. with? a Jot': of: New. -'Zealand ;:butteK;:j,it,v,had' .beenjfput•■". up = i{by?'firms-;-;u'nder'inaines?which 1 'ws: bur-: : ; selyesyfound. it difficult.'to: - -—jiAistfaliaii Lbutte'f thunder : tfe''"'.- simple ': "name ?of,'"Kangaroo";(had made.-(.good . 'progress;-.which he.rattributed! ■ to. the. vdemarid due\tb it being a simple name. He was' glad, therefore,,- that.'the! Dairy.. ■i Control Board had adopted .a national ; :--brand-,bf-.'simple pronounciationi. = . -:" =■:' ■ "i? : ;. Mr; :B.: Bbbei-ts,"' president. ;V6f : -/the. Kj"iiriipn£",.on '.behalfy.^of 'the.■ members;':;^exV. ;:' : pfessedr;boii"'yby.age':,to 'Mr. .';lf6ns K --and . ■-'::-., a. successfiUr mission!::' The. "Dairy ■Farm-'. . ■ ■■■ ers': Union"ha'S a special,interest.-in :, ,wprk;pf ■ the ;Dairy Control. ; Board,;as it ■.-'" specialised in the: activities' ■ of .'.dairy -i-farmers,;. and.Jiad fought, for.:tlie;:dairy ' control,:. becatiße ! ifc::'beneved it to be' .the only',;.means of,,'-prpmptitigs:the interests' ■.'■ : of the producers of Nevy'iZcaland.,. VVifch '-■-v^.J\[r.;?Motion,: Mr."' Irons was. going 'Honie '-'. cii ■'. a ;missionrthat. atlected,; the '.welfare r of 60,000 fanners,; and;:from a, national .'■■• .aspect an industry that represented 40 ; -.;■ per" cent./to 50 per ,'cent:' of ;tho;exports .": of the country. - : On behalf of the union," ...' ->iNir'.:. Roberts - presentscl .'Mr;., ; Irons Vwith- ' '.'a' fountainJpeu,f.gold:-mounted''and.?e]i-" ....... grayed/'.and,expressed'the hope that it ;-.'.'; v wouldj lilce_ other pens 'had 'done, become- . historic;' by/writing. .the. success -..of : the. ; dairy, industry;o£""Ne_w Zealand.;:. Messrs. ;;:: A.- J; Geddings': (vice-president), M. .C. t Eton (Dominion. Executive)','' and H; J. Jones '■ (Master.ton... branch )also spoke. '. In thanking the union for their 'gift, and the speakers for their appreciative ■ 'remarks,' Mr. Irons said that both he '*" and MrV Motion realised -the -importance of - their-undertaking,', and«their J. efforts' „: would-be.in thel.direction of doing the ... best ,they,_ could ...for; the ;dairy .farmers without imposing, upon-the, British -.'pub.-."' - ; ~:lie.--— ■-;-.-...v-v;. *;'..''■ ;';, ■" '• -.' '-'■ . Messrs. Motion, and Irons will leave Auckland on Monday.'week.'. On rival in London a, ..commercial manager „ .will -be .for, and.: a recom- ..-.' ;!.: imeridation made, to: the .New -Zealand Board for appointment. It was 'their - desire to-secure: the best man they could for the position.- :• - V.. ''.