CORRESPONDENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 February 1931, Page 9

CORRESPONDENCE.

A REPLY TO “DAIRY FARMER" I (To the Editor.) Sir, —1. 'have road the letter of “Dairy Farmer’’ in vour issue of 18th. .1 believe aibout 98 per oent. of the public, including dairy farmers, to he decent fair-minded people, who can differ upon business matters without becoming commonly vulgar and abusive, and who have been brought up to know that! cricket is played in front of the wickets, and that the nom-de-plume is jiotj used for personal attacks. “Dairy Farmer” has the distinction, of occupying a, prominent place amongst the other 2 per cent, of the community. I am accused of wanting to wrest control of dairying, from the dairy farmer. Why should IP I am myself entirely dependent on dairying and am not aware that J. said anything about banding the ii nd us try to commercial men. What I said was that we should have a head to the industry, and it is becoming quite clear that view is very generally held. Anything .1 have had to say about the Dairy Division is about the system—it is not personal. In regard to stnndirdised cheese, there was no panic. The-, hdnstry was very well informed in re•id to the out-turn of standardised ■1 iec.se in the United Kingdom. We had Mr T. C. List back from a trip to England, also Mr J. B. Macßivan and Mr lorns, chairman of the- Dairy Ward. They all informed the public if the condition of affairs as discovered by them, and I have not heard any ■ suggestion that they were not quite 'honest in their expressions of opinion. The dairying people, after hearing these views, made representations to; the Dairy Board, and the Dairy Board bv 9 votes to 2 decided to recommend the Minister to discontinue standard- 1 Ised cheese making. It is well known that influence was used to thwart any action along these lines. Mention is made of the price for full cream and standardised cheese. Those well informed know that the effect of ooor quality on any market is to level down the price of the commodity. Tin's *s the effect of standardised cheese and the greatest harm is not revealed in a sharp difference in price between standardised and full cream, but an a general lower level of prices. In conclusion, Mr Editor, I should ’ike non in to commend von for your outspoken and sound article, and I do not think your motives will be mis•nd ors food by the fair-minded com-munity.-—I arn, etc... H. E. JOHNSON - . Tokaora, February 20.