DAIRY INDUSTRY

Northern Advocate, 27 June 1935, Page 6

DAIRY INDUSTRY

THE WORK AHEAD PROBLEMS CF MARKETING AMALGAMATION PROPOSAL. ADDRESS BY MR MURDOCH. [Per Press Association. — Copyright.] PALMERSTON N. This Day. The work ahead of the newly constituted Dairy Board was the chief topic discussed at yesterday’s session of the National Dairy Association, Mr A. J. Murdoch, M.P., chairman of the board, addressed the conference. He stated the new work included the question of the control of local markets. Evidence was now being taken, and the board desired to evolve a scheme that would return the producer all he was entitled to. Regarding the export market, Mr - H. E. Davis was returning from London soon, arid it might be necessary to discuss with him certain allocations of our produce. More than that Mr Murdoch was unable to say at the moment, but added that he was duty bound to mention the matter, Mr Murdoch referred to the relations with Australia. He said the new board was in touch with the Commonwealth Government in a move to fix minimum prices and to deal with second grade produce. Transfers by Suppliers. On the matter of suppliers leaving one factory for another, the Executive Commission of Agriculture had been approached, but its answer was that at the moment it was not prepared to recommend the Government, to make any regulations. Mr Murdoch added that the matter was not lost sight of. Zoning’ or amalgamation might be the solution of the difficulty, and he was prepared to sit as an arbitrator where two companies desired an amalgamation. No doubt the board would have to tackle the zoning problem, but there were ’instances in which factories had agreed on territory. , . A remit opposing separate pools for the North and South Islands in respect of local markets was carried. Reasonable Holding. ; A remit requesting the Dairy Board | to take steps to prevent companies from holding produce-in London for more than a reasoriable, time, as this nullified the policy of the board in spreading shipments to give cpntinuity of supply at Home, was approved. 4 Regarding the sale of cream, the as : ’ scciatiori was asked to take steps to have the regulations amended so as to permit the sale of creanv after pasteurisation, direct from the factories. A remit advocating a direct vote of ( producers at the Dairy Board elections was defeated by a substantial majority. , ‘ i - ■ *' fund for scholarships, MASSEY COLLEGE COURSE. [Per Press Association.— Copyrights ■ v WELLINGTON, This Day. The directors of the “New Zealand Dairy Exporter” newspaper ; announced yesterday that they had. decided ’during the next five years a sum of 500 guineas be set aside for the purpose of providing scholarships for a dairy farming course at Massey College, open to the sons of either dairy farmers or dairy farm employees in any part of New Zealand. The first scholarship, of the value , of 100 guineas, will be awarded prior to the commencement of the first term In 1936, and thereafter one scholarship will be awarded yearly for a further four years.

The decision was reached, firstly, to commemorate in a fitting manner great services rendered to the board by Mr Dynes Fulton, and secondly, to enable a number of boys with ability to take advantage of the broadening influences of community . life in an agricultural college.