GOVERNMENT AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1349, 22 June 1911, Page 2

GOVERNMENT AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

THE MINISTER'S VIEWS. LONDON REPRESENTATION. FRAUDULENT ARBITRATION. The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister for Agrioultare,'address3d the Dairy Conference yesterday. He i aid that oue of the most important tilings which they could devote attention to I was seed selection and sued breed, iug, Ho hoped during the coming ses-ion to place on the Statute Book a Seed Purity Act. (Applanss). The manner in which the dairy ontpnt had increased was a great gratification. Tho Department was particularly grateful to the dairymeu for spontaneous h°lp given iu cow testing and pasteurising. He I was receiving overy aisi-tance and it weald result not only iu improviug the quality of buttar, bst in establishing the important industry or pig raising. LONDON REPRESENTATION. The Government reoeufcly decided to send an expert Home to represent it in London. Thero would be no oonfliot between this man and the representative of the National Dairy Association. Rather they would work together. The Department's representative wpnld look out'mcre for the scientific aud practical point of view, wherenß the Association's man was there for commercial purposes only. The Department's idea was to see the condition of the products on arrival in London was fairly represented to us here. If anything was wrong he would report it so that it could be remedied. COMMERCIAL MORALS. There was proof that ttie' report! sent out were incorrect and misleading. He desired to prevent any thiog litre' Horns arbitration in oonnectirn with the sale and purchase of onr dairy products.. (Hear 1 Hear!) If there'should be any justifioatiu lor it being demanded he hoped those interested here would see to its being removed as soon as possible. If the system was allowed, most nujutt claiuiß would be made aud the farmeis woald have no guarantee that the basis was fair, He had s a en perfectly Bound meat up to standard in every respect,, having awards'made against it to such an extent as to destroy all margin of profit. He hoped no auoh condition would ever obtain in connection with the sate of dairy produce as had disgraced the meat trade over a long period of years. (Applause). At all times it was necessary that the producers here should do better that the men of other countries who were competing with them, o«ing to the advantages over New Zealand they enjoyed in being nearer the markets. FOUNDATION OF PROSPERITY. After dealiug with the ppecial remarks of the Chairman of Directors ot the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Maokenzie ooncluded by saying that everything depended upon the prosperity of the agriculturalist and anything whioh he, as Minister of Agrioulture, could do to further their interests wonld be cheerfully done. (Applause). On the motion of the Chairman a hearty vote of thanks was accorded and Mr Maokenzie left for Welling-1 ton. j