DAIRY BOARD’S POWERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1934, Page 2

DAIRY BOARD’S POWERS

MR FORBES’ STATEMENT. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. Although the Government has taken over powers previously exercised by the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board in negotiating with the British Government, the Board still retains its ordinary powers, and continues to function in the usual way, according to the Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, in a statement he made to-night. Mr Forbes referred Io the recent announcement, that the Board intends to proceed with new marketing regulations. Some doubt as to the Board’s intentions had arisen in the export trade in view of the Government’s assumption of responsibility for the dairy problem, and the appointment of the Royal Commission. Mr Forbes said that the Government had not abolished the negotiations with Britain. Previously, the Government had accepted the views of the Board in regard to such negotiations, but it

| had been decided that matters affecting i the nation at. large should be dealt with by Cabinet. In the meantime, the Board’s ordinary powers continued. The Royal Commission would probably report on the control of dairying, and it might recommend amending legislation. The position of the Board would then he reconsidered. COMMISSION’S PROGRAMME. WELLINGTON, May 15. The collection of evidence and correspondence already placed before it, and the preparation of lists, subjects on which it is proposed to ask questions of the witnesses yet to be called, occupied the attention of the Dairy Industry Commission to-day. Unis process will be continued to-morrow, and, if sufficient progress has been made at the conclusion of to-morrow afternoon’s sitting, the hearing of witnesses will begin on Thursday. ■ BUTTER AND SHIPS. LONDON, May 15. A view of the giant. Cunarder was one of the sights Sir James Parr enjoyed. on his official visit lo Glasgow. Later, at the Lord Provost’s luncheon, at which the Secretary of State for Scotland was present, Sir .James Parr alluded to the low price of butter as a pall over the community. He reminded Glasgow that, while 7000 tons of New Zealand butter was landed last year at a nearby port, it received 23,000 tons of Danish butter. He mentioned that, in the last six years, nine large liners had been built, at. Glasgow, exclusively for the New Zealand trade. Sir James Parr was accompanied by the London managers of the Produce Boards, who are simultaneously launching a trade drive.