DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS.

Grey River Argus, 30 May 1914, Page 5

DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS.

IMPROVING" THE LONDON TJISTRIBUTION?- - TWO SCHEMES SUBMITTED/ Co-operation among all the^ dairy companies of the-dominion with a. view to-sefeuring more -advantageous imeA.ods for the marketing oT butter an<l cheese is the basis of proposals' which will he submitted to -a irepresentative conference in Parlmerston "'North on June 17. Dissatisfaction, with the present methods' of "imarketin^r" yf&% Expressed by a conference convened, by the South Taranaki dairy companies, which was held in Hawera on -'April 29. and attended by representatives of all the North Island companies. The necessity for some improved scheme which will unite the^whdle of the producers and establish' some^plan of control calculated to secure *more satisfactory results than 'are 1 at' 1 ; present obtained was affirmed Ify \th'i Hawera conference. A committee* was appointed to' formulate proposals for consideration by- a meeting of accredited representatives of all- New Zealand dairy companies on June- 17. Upon ' his return on Saturday from a meeting of the committee .in Wanganui,' Mx. H. .E. Pacey (secretary of 'the ,New -Zealand Dairy Association^'statedj^* as a result of deliberations^ two proposals will be expounded in circulars issued to' all the dairy companies prior to the "meeting next, month 1 . A scheme was suggested by a sub-com-mittee providing for tihe formation.' of a company with a capital of .£IOO,---000, to be subscribed by the • dairy companies, to regulate the marketing of produce in England. The comm.ittee proposed that- the supervision should 'be entrusted to agents "sent to England by a board .controljjng 1 the affairs of the company. Appfova! of th&.scheme was expressed.- by a>majority"of.Jthe committee, though tihere was ari opinion ti^ld by a minority^that the project was to ambitious- L While the -meeting was jm^compfete agree-' ment' Tegarding tlte --necessity for a closer oversight of 'the dairy 'companies ~ business in London} oand that it wimld be advantageous^ to .'.have represlntatfives'to conferc^with the^agefats and to assist in fixing the prioes^t which ,proiduce should- be sold, the minority ionsidered fh'at^'thefj/bbiect^ould be satisfactorily accomplished formation of a company onlyjarge enough to have a legal entity; -^ Circulars be issued shortly |# dairy com* parties elaborating both scherries. Mr. Pacey remarked -that the- 'fundamental difference between the two proposals is that -while the kV minarit^*schenl€' scontemplates the employing of existing ■ch^anriels' to better advan^agej -theAbriginal scheme '-provffles^;f ort §^ new^6rtounderfeke'^^q^nsiderable responsibility for^the 'sale of prp'ditee, including -the of the business".''-'' - ;--'-'"> i-~. 'V ■'* "'.