BUTTER CONTROL.

Grey River Argus, 29 October 1926, Page 5

BUTTER CONTROL.

I THE AGREEMENT. For London Prices. WELLIAG |?UN, October 28. The official report has been issued ol the meeting of the’ Dairy Board. It states that a. motion dealing with prices, of which notice had been given, was withdrawn, with The consent oi the Board. lull consideration was given to the guard’s marketing policy, particularly in regard to the price issue. After a comprehensive discussion, a common ground was reached in the following motions, which were adopted unanimously:— (1) That the Board’s London Agency he instructed to arrange a meeting of all the importers of New Zealand butter and cheese, for the purpose of selecting a Committee of three. (2) That the Board’s London Agency with the London Manager present, shall confer with such Committee cf Lnipf.rters from time to time, for the purpose of naming the prices which shall be the selling prices or butter and i-hoese for the time being. (3) If both of the Producers’ members of the Board’s London Agency tail to agree to. the price so named, lien, in such case, tin* London Agencv nay itself name the prices for all buter and cheese. (4) The New Zealand Dairy Pioluce Board, at all times-, reserves to tself the. right to override all decisions of such Joint Committee, or of he London Agency, if. in the Board’s ■pinion, such action is in the best mc rests of the producers. (5) Meetings shall be convened by 1 he London Manager from time to time, or when requested to do so by iny two members of the Joint Committee. In dcqlarui? tUe motions carried M f Thacker, the Aelingdhajrmun, expressed his pleasure that :i basiyi.had been reached where all the members pf the Board could woik together. He beliqved that the position now reached would a stand-. aid that would be satisfactory to everybody. A cable message vis received . from the Crime. Minister in . London outbut.i- Hie representations made to 1,1111 by, ,:i deputation of the butter trade interests. It was agreed tint .a reply should l.e made, appreciating the I’riree Minister’s (message, and conveying ttie Board’s decision as outlined. It was decided to authorise ttie London Agency to spend twenty thousand pounds on' advertising. New Zealand daily produce in Great Britain. The Secretary was instructed to write to ttie Allied Producer Boards, meat, fruit, and honey, inquiring e.s to the possibility of co-ordinatioii m regard to their future advertising exipenditures. MR UOATI> S ATTITUDE ALTERED BY TOOLEY STREET. WELLINGTON'. Oct. 28. According to the ••Times.” a cable.■ram was received by the. Dairy Control Board, from Mr Coates, stating | U . had received a large deputation representing all interests in the trade, with three <|efinite objections against absolute control, against prye fixing, and against the policy of the London manager, Mr Wright. In reference to the first, Air Coates sad' that the trade was prepared to auemd control, providing it could work in equitably with it. As to the second, he s.ated that anything in the nature of price ‘.Mng would be d'D-mental to the interest, of producers. As to the third, it was evident that the trade oid not possess confidence in Mr Wright, and he suggested it would be in the interests of producers to give the fullest consideration to the wishes, of the

trade. “The Times'; says that the mes-. sage reached the rpeeting late and full uonsid<‘rat.ion was not jgiven to it.