DAIRY BOARD

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 March 1927, Page 5

DAIRY BOARD

COMPULSORY PROVISIONS

NECESSARY TO ORGANISATION IMPORTANT MEETING IN JUNE. (IJY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AVELLINGTON, Alarch 30. A meeting of the Dairy Board was held to-day. Present: Alessrs W. Grounds (chairman), T. A. Winks, J. K. Thacker. AV. Bryant, J. It. Corrigan, W. D. Hunt, H. D. Forsyth, T. At. Timpany and W. If,. Reynolds. The secretary reported that for the first two compete weeks under the board’s instructions to sell weekly 90,000 boxes of butter and 45,000 crates oi cheese, 156,870 boxes of butter were sold and 96,203 crates of cheese., at prices showing a firming tendency. A number of telegrams had been received from companies urging that the hoard should call a full Conference of a,l companies for an expression of tbesir news on price-fixing. The board decided that the present was not an opportune time for a profitable discussion of the control question. After, receiving a deputation from the Palmerston North conference, representing. 112 factories, of an estimated output of 24,060 tons of butter and 22,670 tons of cheese, the board passed a resolution, appreciating the general support given to the boat'd, but (disagreeing with the statement to the. effect that the board was directly responsible for a heavy loss t-o the industry. I he hoard held also that the compulsory provisions in the Act were absolutely necessary for the effective organisation and protection of the industry, and decided that a full meeting of the board lie field in June, after the return of the members qf the London agency, to consider the board’s future policy. Air Timpany’ig notice of motion that compulsory control be suspended, and the suspension be made absolute at the end of the season, and that, the board reorganise on the lime® of the Aleat Control Board and the Australian Control Board, was defeated after a -brief discussion by seven votes to one.

The secretary’s financial report in connection with the sales of butter and cheese in the various pools showed the financial position to be- quite sound as between realisation and advances. The actual shipments of butter under control up to February 2S were 1,208.722 boxes of creamery butter, of which 77.37 per cent, was finest . 20.75 per cent- first and I.BS per cent, second grade. Advances totalled £4,090,552. Cheese shipments under control to February 28 totalled 480.080 crates, of which 56.04 per cent, was finest, 41.35 per cent, first and 2.61 per cent, second grade. The total advances were £2.440,135. The next meeting of the board will be held on April 27.

THE AIANAWATU CONFERENCE. DEPUTATION TO BOARD. WELLINGTON, Alarch 30. A deputation of four waited on the Dairy Board to-day, and placed the resolutions passed at yesterday’s conference of producers at Palmerston North before the members. The de ] egates at the conference represented 112 factories, witli an output of 24,000 tons of butter, and 22,0000 tons of cheese. The conference passed a. resolution that a Dairy Produce Board was necessary to secure the adequate organisation and arrangement of shipments and freights to establish markets, etc.

The, deputation -said the feeling at the conference was that all differences of opinion regarding- the board’s present- marketing policy should he waived soi far as this season’s produce was concerned, so that the hoard might have a united industry behind it at the present critical period. The deputation added that the feeling of th?' conference was that the board should urgently consider a modification of its present policy in relation to next- seaeon’s produce. Mr Grounds, chairman >".f the he aid, assured the deputation! that- tln-ir (representations wood have the fullest consideration, and a reply would he sent as early a s possible.

FEELING IN WAIRARAPA. COMMON POLICY NEEDED. MASTERTON, March 30. A meeting to-day of representatives of the producers and .business' men of Wairarapa, convened jby the Farmers’ Union, discussed various aspects of dairy control. Mr J. G. Brechin (Pahiatua) and Mr T. Moss (Elcetaluma) spoke in .support of the board’s poncy, and asked for a continuance of support'. The following resolutions were carried ununanimously:— (].) “That this meeting of representatives of Wairarapa producers and business men considers the time has arrived when the Daily Produce Board should convene a special meeting of representatives of the whole of the dairy producers of the Dominion to discuss tlio present position of dairy produce, witli a view- to arriving at a policy for the majority or the producers.” (2! “That the Dairy Board he asked to urge upon the Government the absolute necessity for the removal of the Government- nominee (Mr Paterson) from tlie London Board.”

SUPPORT FROM LEVIN. STAMPEDED BY CABLEGRAMS. LEVIN, March 31. A meeting attended by 200 supporters of Levin dairy factory passed the following resolution, with one dissentient voice : “That this meeting regrets that the majority of the members of the Dairy produce Board aliow’ed themselves to be stampeded by anonymous cablegrams from vested interests. This meeting is also desirous of recording its appreciation of the work done by Messrs. Bryant, and Thacker on behalf of the dairy producers.” The meeting was the largest the com puny has held here.