The Hawera Star. THURSDAY. APRIL 12, 1934. ROYAL COMMISSION FOR DAIRY INDUSTRY?

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 12 April 1934, Page 4

The Hawera Star.

THURSDAY. APRIL 12, 1934. ROYAL COMMISSION FOR DAIRY INDUSTRY?

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An item of news Which should be of interest, and' is certainly of importance to the dairy industry, is that Cabinet and the ■ Dairy Board are conferring again to-day. The industry must have ,|usjt about. given up all hope of anything useful being done as the result or the ordinary type of conference of numerous delegates who air individual opinions and agree upon nothing. The last conference of a .supposedly “national” character, held in Wellington last month, lias proved a. supreme disappointment. We expressed’, the opinion, prior to its meeting, that the conference might prove to be that long-looked-for event—the “most important conference in the history of the industry”—but we also adtnitted that there was a grave (linger of it going the way of all other conferences. The more pessimistic view has proved to be correct; there has never been a greater disappointment than the last Wellington assembly, for exactly nothing has resulted. Its major recommendations, the fruit of long and wordy discusslions, did not survive the committee stages, while at no time did they impress the public as being practicable. The recoinmen’daition. of a but.ter-fat subsidy, (to cost, the country between £3,000,001) and. £4,000,000,, did n.’ot enthuse anybody, while the idea of sending a delegation to England was regarded by the Government, and the majority of the public as fulfile as (long as New Zealand had no dairying plan’ for such delogaltion to discuss with the authorities at Home. The country is now too fully alive to the difficulties to cxpeeit any-

thing very .promising from the meetings

between. Cabinet and Board now taking place-. Simitar meetings* were held, about a fortnight ago and proved absolutely fruitless. It. is just probable, ho-wever',that to : day’s conversations between Cabin-t and Board! may bring the, industry one step- nearer to the goal of rationalisation, for, we understand, at least some members of Cabinet are convinced that the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate and define the problems facing the .industry cannot be much longer delayed.