FIRST GRADE DAIRY PRODUCE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 July 1924, Page 6

FIRST GRADE DAIRY PRODUCE

SUGGESTED RAISING OF -Vii.N latum. DELEG ATES’ OBjegtions. The matter of raising the minimum points at which, butter .mo siicuid qualify for first grace, viren was ui.so lessen ac tne IN.i/.n. ’ annual meeting, was brougnt up oy .Ur itanloid at the meeting of dairy directors .\esteriiay, ami came m for a lot of adverse criticism. Air ltanfoi'd maini-uind that the factories actually secured their returns at Home not on grade, hut on quality, and it was a iaet that often produce graded first in the Dominion (realised ■ css than second grade. To raise the minimum would be no advantage a lid would in many cases lead to V considerable loss to factories. He instanced St rat lord, where his secretary had worked at tne figures for him, sho\\ing a amterial loss. They wanted a clean supply of pure milk and to get eierv penny there was in the product. He had opposed the. suggestion rind considered tnat action should be oeferied. He. considered that there was deterioration caused during transit and in handling before the produce reached the Old Country. Any alteration would result in giving aii advantage to the retailers at Home/. He moved the following motion; That this meeting of delegates of dairy coinpames are strongly of the opinion that nt> alteration in the grading points should he made at present, and that a lui thef meeting representative of the whole of Taranaki he called in some central position at an early date to hilly discuss the matter, and that telegrams should he sent to the Conho! Board and Air Singleton, asking them to. cieler action in the meantime and invite them to attend early in •September at Ha we,/a. Ajr C. E. Gane seconded, giving some ol his ideas on the subject. I lie chairman said it was so important a question that it must be considered very carefully.

Air T. A. AVinks said deferring of action would allow time for consideration. He supported the motion. Air S. Turner spoke of the congestion caused by so much being landed together at Homo, and said that produce at Home was actually sold on quality. The motion was carried unanimously.