BUTTER EXHIBITS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 41, 20 February 1929, Page 15

BUTTER EXHIBITS

COMPANY'S ATTITUDE

RESENTED IN MANAWATU

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

PALMEHSTON N., 19th Feb. Strong resentment at tho attitude of tho New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. (Hamilton), in refusing to allow its managers to exhibit at any A. and P. shows outside of the company's district was oxpressed at today's meeting of the gonoral committee of Manawatu A. and P.' Association, which had approached the company in an ondeavour to obtain oxhibits of its products at" tho shows in Palmerston North. A further letter received today indicated that tho company intended to adhere to tho attitude adopted. As a'result of this letter criticism was lovelled at the company's decision, and a motion was passed deprecating the stand which it had taken.

In its letter the company, pointed out that, whilo it was always anxious to assist A. and P. associations wherever possible, there were circumstances which rendered it inadvisablo for its factories to bo allowed to exhibit at shows outside those in its own district. Firstly, with the numerous factories under tho company's control, gonoral permission to exhibit would result in a large quantity of . butter being distributed far and wide throughout the North Island. The follpw-up and other work incidental to dealing with butter after the show would amount to a big job in tho company's case. Further, thore was always tho possibility of butter deteriorating in quality through exposuro in transit. The company's experience in the past was that the work entailed through allowing tho managers a free hand in exhibiting was certainly not worth while. Anothor aspect of tho matter was that tho company desired to obtain a uniformly high standard in its output and not to concentrate upon obtaining a few boxes of highgrade butter for exhibition purposes.

In dealing with, the Manawatu Show in particular, it was submitted thatj since Palmerston North was located at such a distance from the company's factories, the decision to exhibit only at tho local shows was one in the best interests of tire company's district. The company's action had been takbn in the best interosts of the business, and it was hoped that it would not be construed as any unfriendly act towards tho Manawatu association.

The president of the association, Mr. J. Linklater, M.P., said that he regretted that tho company had seen fit to adopt this attitude, but at the same time ho appreciated the difficulties in its way.

Mr. J. M. Johnston: "It is the most paltry letter I have ever read. The excuse made in the letter is anything but right. They are not studying the interests of the Dominion when they refuse to exhibit outside their own particular sphere. As far as their excuse about deterioration is concerned, we receive butter from north of Auckland and tho South Island." , Mr. Johnston then moved a motion strongly deprecating tho company's attitude in tho matter. , Mr. Xi. H. Collinson: "They are not

improving the standard of their products by refusing to exhibit outside."

Another member, while regretting that the company would not exhibit in Palmerston North, expressed the opinion that the association could 'hard ly dictate to the company on an inter' nal matter.

Mr. Johnston's motion was • carried with one or two dissentients.