DAIRY

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1945, Page 7

DAIRY

REVIEW OF > X ’-''XX " The National carried a Tarali®X. i f’XX A. X/XX" view of changed ■“ t ’.”’',’’X A. the Daily Board range for the A. to give early A. of the basic guaiM •.•* i .'”XX ’A XX-XC* ter and cheese. With a view among farmers, carried a remit that as soon as a of the dairy section of Farmers has been elected, ence be held between it and Industry Council, with a view ing co-operative arrangements basis mutually satisfactory to branches of the industry. Pending < such a conference, it was suggested .0 lhe dairy council that a representative each of the Dairy Producers’ Association. the Town Milk Producers’ Federation. the National Pig Council, and the bobby calf executive be added to the Dairy Industry Council. CUT IN BROADCASTING WANTED. Supporting a motion by Mr .1. Boyce, in which the opinion was expressed that the hours of broadcasting should be drastically reduced, Mr T. Vincent said: “The time has come to cut out the crooner and save units for essential purposes.” Moving his motion, which was carried unanimous- 1 ]v. Mr Bo”ce said that if interruptions I such as were being caused by the I shortage of power continued, there y would be a serious adverse effect on / dairy production. A remit suggesting ,/ that in order to improve the quality of IS / dairy produce and help retain y, seas markets in the post-war i the Government should be askedjy fl increase the premium on supeir . fl grades of butter and cheese at tluy / yfl pense of lower grades was rejecXv:-*--!® RURAL HOUSING. , Alarm at “the enormous expend? ture of money on city and suburban » 'WM houses, and the shortage of dwells W ings in country areas” was expresseV/^. /; W by the National Dairy Conference, v fl yesterday. It was stated that the V| - 1 present policy encouraged people to X seek houses in the city and suburban \: j, areas, to the detriment of the country population and the production of primary products so vital to the national economy. If the nolicy of the Government was to build houses for workers, said one delegate, it might reasonably be claimed that a certain amount, of money should be spent in close proximity to dairy factories. Mr A. H. Hanson (Taranaki) suggested that the National Dairy Fedoration, in collaboration with anv ■ other farmers’ organisations, should make a survey, and then go to the Government with a plan showing where houses were needed for men engaged in rural activities. He did not think thev. would get far without such a plan. The primary - producers’ organisations of Nev’ Zealand Will oppose the granting of monopolistic licenses. based on restriction of imports, to . any tyre manufacturers in the Dominion. A meeting of the Council of the Harmers’ Federation decided to protest against the hearing in camera by the Bureau of Industry, of applications for licenses to manufacture tyres in New Zealand. A motion was carried pressing for the inquiry to be open to the press and to. the public.