CHEESE IMPROVEMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 June 1930, Page 2

CHEESE IMPROVEMENTS

TARANAKI RESOLUTIONS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

HAWERA, June 13.

Eighty directors of the Federation of Taranaki Dairy Factories met at Hawera this morning to discuss Mr P. O. Veale’s report on openness in cheese, and the problems at present confronting the industry. The conference was held as a preliminary to the New Zealand Dairy Association’s Conference to be held at Hamilton. Mr A. Wink presided. There was considerable discussion concerning the payment of a premium for the finest cheese, and the following resolution was carried: —“That this meeting affirms the principle of payment of a premium on finest quality cheese, provided that recognition is given to the merits of pasteurised and unpasteurised cheese by grading, according to market requirements: and, further, that a committee be set up to confer with the Dairy Division and with other cheese interests with a view to formulating a plan for the payment of a premium on finest grade cheese.” Practically a unanimous support was given a resolution recommending the institutions of compulsory milk grading, With differential payment according to grade. When a resolution to the effect that no company should take another company’s supplies in the event of his milk being unsatisfactory, was put to the meeting, it received unanimous support. An agreement to that effect is to be made by the Federated Factories.