DAIRY INDUSTRY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 8

DAIRY INDUSTRY

WARD CONFERENCE. There was an unusually large attendance at the annual ward conference, in Palmerston North yesterday, of the Dairy Board, when addresses were given by Messrs W. E. Hale (chairman of the board; and A. Linton (ward representative). Mr Linton presided. A good deal of the addresses was of a confidential nature, and Mr Hale’s speech was on the lines of his remarks at the Northland ward conference, as reported in Monday’s issue of the “Manawatu Standard.’’ BUSH DISTRICT.., A gonfercnce of the Bush district factories was hold at Woodville on Monday, when die following companies were represented: Ilamua, Ilopclands, Kiritaki, Konini, Maharahara, Mangahao, Mangatainoka, Matamau, Norse wood. North Tiraumea, Pahiatua. Papatawa. Rexdale, Riverbank, Tnmaki, Tararua, Tataramoa, United and Woodville. The meeting was addressed by Mr A. Linton, who presided, and Mr Ilale, chairman of tile Dairy Board.

Mr A. 11. Hanson (Tamaki) mentioned that the Dairy Division had stated (hat there was an accute shortage of cheese presses. By working double ships the cheese would be in the press for less than 12 hours and that would affect the quality. lie hoped that, the Dairy Division would take that into consideration when grading. It was mentioned that 100,000 boxes of butter had been shipped to the East,. Mr Brechin (Pahiatua) : lias the Goveminent a policy to insulate the industry against price fall? Air Hale: W'e try to keep away from politics. So far, nothing lias been (lone. Mr P. Davies (Jlamua) raised the question of awards as applying to labour in the factories and instanced cases, beyond I,he control of the factories, of how the awards could he broken. lie considered some e'.a.-t lcitv should he gi\cii and that the board should take the matter up. Air Linton said the question was being considered. ... Mr Brechin said the real difficulty with the employers jyas thill they could not. make contact with the Atinister of Labour. The factories were being run by the Lab our Department and inspectors. He contended that the awards should he suspended while the Empire was passing through the present crisis. he cheese vats were not being used to t ho full extent Butter was being made instead of cheese. ITo asked why last spring more use had not been made of vats. Mr Linton replied that in the spring we were asked for 23.0C0 extra tons of cheese and we found that. We had no knowledge that butter would not be wanted. , The following remit moved by Mr v erry was passed i “That in view of the urgent call for cheese for war purposes it be a recommendation to the authorities that greater care be exercised in the matter of accepting for military service moil employed in cheese factories and on farms supplying cheese factories, and that at far as is possible factory owners and dairyfarmer? he assisted .to keep production of cheese up to ihc limit.” Air P. Davies was elected unopposed as representative for the Pahiatua-Eketa-huna district and Mr It. Harding was re-elected for Hawke’s Bayou the board.