News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 28 May 1940, Page 4

News Of The Day

Deficit on Year’s Workings. The Northland Dairy Association closed its year with a deficit of £29 14/10. Income from levies amounted to £lB2 while the principal items of expenditure were expenses incurred in arranging the meeting addressed by Mr A. J. Sinclair and the cost of proceedings before the No. 1 Transport Licensing Authority.

Rotary. The address at the weekly luncheon of the Auckland Rotary Club yesterday was given by Mr R. Harrison, of Hokianga. He spoke on the folk lore of the Maori race. Visitors included Mr E. Time well, of Whangarei. * # * * Shooting Season. Pheasants have not been plentiful in Whangarei district during the past fortnight or so, but the colder weather may entice the birds from cover. Last week-end one sportsman shot seven, and on another occasion three guns took 11 Maori Frankness. A Maori judgment debtor was frankness itself when under examination at the Whangarei Court today. After stating that while married he had no family and no income, he was asked how he managed to live. "On my friends,” ho replied. No order was made. * * * * Northland D.A. Express Regret, The Northland Dairy Association today expressed its regret at the death of Mr Savage. “While we may have held divided opinion as to the wisdom of much of the legislation he framed,” said the chairman (Mr E. G. Appleton), "we can, with sincerity .and unanimity, place on record our appreciation cf his earnestness and honesty of purpose.” S * Threat of Margarine. The absolute necessity of maintaining quality in view of the increasing competition from margarine was stressed by the chairman of the N.D.A. (Mr Arthur Morton) at the Northland Dairy Association Conference today. Mr Morton dealt with the wartime marketing conditions at Home, whose high quality margarine was selling at half the price of butter. After hostilities ceased margarine would become a very serious rival, and quality would be the greatest factor in .assisting New Zealand to maintain her position on the British market.

Control of Butter Marketing. Under present conditions dairymen were remote from actual control of marketing of their produce owing to the intrusion of two governments in the system, said the chairman (Mr E. G. Appleton) at the annual conference of the Northland Dairy Association today. New Zealanders were apt to overlook this phase of their business but could not afford to neglect it altogether, looking forward to the day when they would again control their own marketing. Success of the Danish produce had been attributed entirely to the fact that the farmer kept control of the whole product from farm to market.