DAIRY CONTROL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 1 June 1927, Page 5

DAIRY CONTROL.

PRINCIPLE OF CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING.

APPROVED BY OTAGO FARMERS

UIV TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION .)

DUNEDIN, May 31

The Dairy Control Board was criticised in a remit to the aimuaL conference olrthe Otago provincial council of che Farmers’ Union, ‘the remit was co the effect that the policy adopted by the Control Board had not been in the interests of producers, and asked the conference to express an opinion on die matter.

Mr \V. Brash, said he would not speak about, the policy of the board, out would say that control legislation had been suggested as being revolutionary and wrong. This was not so, and he instanced strict control which had been obtained in other countries. The producers had never at any time been satisfied with the marketing ol their produce, despite the efforts ot the best brains in the industry. Till© difficulty in farmers’ organisations was that a small minority could upset the majority, and the board was set up to control* that trouble,some minority. The control legislation consisted of one small addition to co-operative marketing. r l'he first task .was that of arranging shipping contracts, and this, together "with marine insurance, had been well worth while, lor the reduction in marine insurance had totalled 1140,000. The board had been unfortunate in its first appearance on the London market, and had butted into an unsatisfactory state of afiairs. Prices were not as bad as people feared, and the average price lor the year would be no less than 160 s for butter, and 83s for c-heese, both .quite satisfactory prices. The disposal of New Zealand butter in America and Canada had counteracted the low London prices to a great extent. Prospects for the coming season were good, and the stores were empty. The real, trouble had arisen through the efforts of a certain section to wrest from the board its power of allocating the output. The chairman said it would be very unwise to adopt, a changing policy.. Mr. Waite moved that the conference approve of the principle of cooperative marketing underlying the establishment of the Dairy Control Board, and this was carried.