HUTT VALLEY PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 17, 18 September 1930, Page 5

HUTT VALLEY PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

There was a good attendance of members at the annual meeting of tSie Hijtt Valley Produxjieffs ' Association t'cldv in the*' Taita Hall on <.Weda«sday 10th inst. Mr. W. Copping presided.

The report states that the past year Was a Vfe^''billy oiffe foi-'the •executive. The <jommittee had met on eleVn oecbfeibnS an«l: there had always been iplemty of busing to discuss. { During thieryear tKe fair marketing scheme was started and members could now guarantee their produce by nieans of a I stamp which had been registered Tie j sch.e*ae was fui!ly discufeased "by thjb ! meeting and it was decided that it would lief continued. During the year 21,000 eases had been' pijrvah'ased through the Association, resulting in a ! saving of over £26; to those';-who had "purohiased n«w ..-cases. Satisfactory ari;i rangements had also been made for the purchase of. stakes. Strong protests had been made to the Minister of Jusbiee against the unfair competition by prison labour, also agtajnst tWe, prosecu-; tion of a grower- for' false packing. Deputations .• protested . against . the heavy traffle fees, also against importations of various . articles of- rprodu-ee. which unfairly eoiapete with! glass house growers. The. matter has been the suibjeet of an enquiry in *Par2iam'eint by the Committee of : Industries and Coimmeiice and was w repbmeS on to the committee by the president on 7th r Auigust It was ported itb&k* iXMhe *hast aonnual ©onf eorence the "Assk^c-iaiiajoa iiad decided to jbin witt Nelson grow;ers and to standardise a 201b tomato case measuring approximately 21iin. x: 7 in. x 6in: iwitk middles (iifeide measurements). vTbe. action, wds ap-

proved. » ij ■ The balance sheet' for the year ending 31st July showed liabilities £100" 1&/5 in the aeeumnilat/ad fund, sundry creditors and petty cash Si/if/ 9 and assets furniture sundry debtors and stock £5/17/8, Bank of N'.Z:'; fixed deposit £60 and current bank account £36/7/6. a v

The following officers were elected: President, Mr- W. Copping;.;;Sec>retary,. ! Mr. T. E. "Foster; ; Committee: Messrs T. Tilburyj Mi Pescini, E. P. Hayward, A. J. Stedmanj F. Josephs and T. Bertram. .