FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawera Star, Volume L, 31 July 1930, Page 2

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

METHODS OP MARKETING' INVESTIGATION ORDERED (By Telegraph —Press Association). I WELLINGTON, July 30. On rho motion of Hon. P. A. <d : e ‘la Per roll e it was decided fin 'the House of Relpres'e'iyth/fcives to-d'aly Ttot 'the Industrie's and 'Commerce Commit',tee he instructed to invedtigalte the marketing methods used in the sale Pf fresh fruit and vegetables, including New Zealand grown! and imlpofifed ffoin the islands and other overseas countries through) .tlh’e various leh'anu.efe <oif di;stfibu'tion from! the grower f.o .the eonsumer.

The met'hods of packing, grading, sifiand'.i.rd'isalti'oni and 'transport to the markets, rates of .cidniinission, receiving and delivery charges and c'o’ol storage 'charges ait. present being made by au'etlioncers, mOrchanlts and -dthci’s and the .system of accounting to It,he growers /are also >tio be studied, as well a's the various 1 method's of selling and displaying products in wholesale >and auction marts, and the margin of .profits obtained by the vfardlous wholesale and .rcltai'l distributors and the method of displaying and iseill'ing to 'the public tin retail 'shops. 'Sueili lothier auilative mn!t.ters as .the committee .mighlt doom .desirable are it'd be Iclomsidcired, and the ciommiittOe is, igeniehalKTy .'.to report whether the present, marketing methods with respect. it’O rtlli'o- sale of fircffii fruit and vegetablcis w'ere; in itlhe bdsit inltejrc.rits of the gi'owfir. ■a'nict! |c!onsumer, and i'f n'cit mlh'a't relconvm'end'.rf.ilohs could! be submitted by the 'c'oinm'ititoc, the general .adoption of which would result in; more economic a! dietrihution, assuring .satisfactory 'returns to the grqwer and reals, o liable prices to the .consumer. Im reply <fo Air 'Coates, who asked w.hfa.t. wals the olb.jortt .of I the motion, the Priin.e MiiviDrer stated, it. w.fs in 'fulfilment of a promise he. Iliad given a recent deputation of interested bodies.