MARKETING OF PRODUCE

Northern Advocate, 15 July 1933, Page 9

MARKETING OF PRODUCE

N.Z. WANTS UNCHANGED METHODS

POLISH PLAN OPPOSED. a WORLD CONFERENCE DISCUSSION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. The World Economic Conference committee on the co-ordination of production' and marketing today discussed a proposal of the Polish delegation that the butter exporting countries should set up, without, delay, an International, Dairy Council for: (1) Studying the means of reducing competition on markets, (2) ensuring bettor distribution of butter and preventing gluts in certain season's and on certain markets, (3) to study the possibilities of better standardisation of butler. Mr R. Masters, on sehalf of New Zealand, recalled that the conference had already rigidly accepted the principle that agreements for the coordination of production and marketing must first command general assent - , among the exporting countries and the support of a. substantial majority of the producers themselves. Also, they were to have the co-operation of non-exporting countries, and be willing to consent to consuming interests in the importing countries. He pointed out that the Polish proposal was to set up a council without delay to do specific things. No provision had been made for securing the .feeling of the countries, concerned. He could say that the proposal to set up a council did not meet with the approval of the New Zealand delegation, arid he added that while, like the British delegation, he adhered to the principle already enunciated that there should be no alteration in marketing of dairying produce, he was riot adverse to the setting rip of a drafting committee to explore the position. Such a committee, however, shoulijl have its scope extended to inquiring into the rffects bn the market of butter substitutes, such as margarine. . While not agreeing with the Polish 'resolution, he was disposed to give his support to' the suggestion of the Italian -delegation, which Would, in effect, leave the matter for joirit recommendation, at some future date, from the International Institute of Agriculture, the International Dairy ; Federation and the Eeoriomic Community of the League of Nations, regarding measures for the regulation and co-ordination of production and . 'marketing ,b.f dairy produce.

SUB-COMMITTBE SET UP. ' BRITAIN STANDS BY POLICY. RETRIBUTIVE INTENTIONS } 'DENIED. (Received 2 p.im) 'LONDON, July 14. Long discussions in the sub-commis-sion of the World Conference dealing with the co-ordination of production and marketing arose from the Polish -proposals. Mr Masters said that New Zealand could not agree to an international body, much less to bringing it into eifeet immediately. New Zealand desired time to consider this, and also the Italian proposal for an Institute di‘ Agriculture at Rome, to discuss the problem. New Zealand favoured Major Elliot’s proposal that a sub-committee consider all the proposals and report next week.

This, was agreed to, and a.New Zealand representative was appointed on the committee. Nothing further has happened relating to tlie restriction of Dominion meat and dairy exports. The Dominions have made it clear that they have gone to the limit of their contribution, and the next proposals must come from Britain, The latest suggestions encompass an agreement in which Argentina will be a party, but some Dominions, while not rejecting their praeticableness, raise the point that if Argentina participates primarily as a meat country, what about the dairy countries, not only Denmark, but all Scandinavia? ’The probabilities naturally centre on the ideal of the creation of a. sterling bloc, which, however, gains no definiteness.

Major Elliot, who, by the way, repudiates the New Zealand suggestion that his speech on Tuesday implied a threat of retributive measures if New Zealand’s tariff was not reduced, had to take a hand in guiding today’s debate into the safer haven of a sub-committee, on Which the great butter-producing countries will be better able to manage the discussion. Incidentally, Major Elliot reiterated that the United Kingdom was determined systematically to increase the percentage of Home-grown dairy produce.

HUGE BUTTER STOCKS. POSITION IN CANADA. A DEPRESSING INFLUENCE. (Received 2.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, July 14, An announcement that Canada had 10,n30,0ft01bs of butter In storage on >fuly 1 lias had a depressing effect on dairy on dairying, states Mr .T. Singleton, the ■ Dominion Dairy Commissioner.' The figure is 3,344,0001bs more than was in storage a year ago.

GO SLOW,

ADVICE TO DAIRYPARMERS. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) , HAMILTON, This Day. The policy of increased production was questioned by Mr E. H. Runnerstrum, governing-director of the Wab kato Valley Dairy Company, in an interview today. “We are prosecuting a policy of 'land settlement and small farms,” he said, “but, the question arises whether it is sound to increase production, or whether it would be wiser to call a halt until the position is clarified and determined. ,We are going too fast, and we have taken 30 years to do what should have taken 70 years.” Mr Runnerstrum said he was investigating whether butterfat could be devoted to other uses, such as lubricants. The whole, objectionable business was started with a vicious circle of tariffs and exchange, which had proved absolutely futile. Realising this, quotas had been introduced by British statesmen as a better system of stabilisation of markets, “My advice to dairyfarmors in fcho meantime is to go slow, and if they can utilise their land for anything but. butterfat, do so,” he concluded.