DAIRY CONTROL

Evening Star, Issue 19519, 29 March 1927, Page 8

DAIRY CONTROL

AH IMPORTANT CONFERENCE [Pan United Press Association.] PALMERSTON N. f March 29. An important conference of dairy company delegates, arising out of a meeting field recently at Hamilton, assembled at Palmerston North this morning, approximately 201) being present. The object of the conference is to secure an expression of. opinion upon the policy of the 'Control Hoard, past, present, and future. Addressing the delegates, Mr Sinclair, convener of tbo conference, said that there- were some with divergent views on the cpiostion of control. The industry was split into t«o groups, each clinging tenaciously to beliefs which appeared to he so irreconcilable that it had been said that there was no common ground upon which they could meet It was wrong to say this. No matter how great tho d’fTcrence.s might be, tho gulf dividing them was not too great to be bridged, provided they were animated by one coinmon ideal—tho welfare of our great industry. , So much energy had been expended upon and so much prominence given to the questions dividing the industry that many. lost sight of the vital points upon which all agreed. No one could deny that tho Dairy Produce Hoard was an absolute necessity in developing the industry. The speaker also urged tbo need for goodwill to the dominion in her markets abroad, adding that those who convened this conference believed that New Zealand’s goodwill had been jeopardised, and that tho most urgent problem the industry had to face was tho full restoration of that goodwill—that confidence which it took so many years to build up. This was tbo main object of tho conference. tie proceeded: Will the industry continue the policy which has caused internal dissension at the source of production and antagonism at the source of marketing, or is it the opinion of tbo conference that it is desirable for the Control Board to follow the more cautious policy of the Australian Board? Tho conveners of the conference feel justification for their step, because the Prime Minister clearly indicated that it was for the producers to decide how far tho hoard should go; and, secondly, tho need for some expression of opinion is urgent, there having been no indication up to tho present that the hoard is prepared to take stock.