MEETING OF FRUITGROWERS AT TASMAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 14 July 1921, Page 1

MEETING OF FRUITGROWERS AT TASMAN

! Under the auspices of the Provincial , Council of Fruitgrowers Ltd., a meeting ‘was held on Saturday at 1 p.m.: Mr Nottagc the. President of. the Council was in the chair. There were about-35 growers present several coming from the Mntueka side. The chairman apologised for Mr A. Manoy who was unable to at(end but was in sympathy with the object of the mooting. The President e.xplained that the intention of jthe meeting was to further develop the marketing proposals recently dealt with at Upper Mouteve- meeting, and for this , purpose meetings were proposed to take place at. Nelson. Tasman, and Motueka. Tim Tasman meeting being taken first, luit it was the intention to hold the other meetings as soon as arrangements • could be made.' The proposal before the meeting w.is to, fedorate the packing groups and individual growers in a District'■Association fin'd then latar to federate the District Association so as to form an the whole proa' unifornl "st'tu be able to sell it at nn arranged standard. . , ; : Mr Allan in dealing with the forming of an Association road from an Ameriijg.u author a description 'of the California Citrus Exchange, which handled 65 per cent, of the 20,000,000 cases of citrus fruit produced h'y that country, to show , that the line of organisation as proposed here, were in line with that institution. In California there were 115 packing ; associations, federated into 17 district associations, these district associations each contributing a representative to • form the central exchange. The exchange v was built on three foundations, the packing association, the district .association and the central exchange. The oh- : jeet being uniformity in packing and standardizing,, proper shipping arrange, meats, keeping the associations advised as to the market through agencies ap- , pointed in the various centres and ad* vertising the fruit. A good deaf of discussion favourable to the establishing of a district .-.sscciation took place.' -When on the i mt.v.a of Mr. Dicker it was agreed “Tlut in the opinion of the meeting a district association of fruitgrowers ?i.«uU be formed in the interest of, the industry; that the rules governing such no association be prepared by a oomruMno ennposed of representatives of vi-. pad mg md fruitgrowing associations; v ..t n.ch be represented by one deleg ne si d meet it Bluffs shed on Saturday f .rtnpu it , I p.m. Several other matters were dealt with. With reference to Cool store fruit Mr » McKee moved, seconded by Mr Austin ‘That it be a recommendation to the Provincial Council that a binding” agreement be prepared under which packing issociations in the District, at present laving fruit in cool stove will be asked ‘o agree (Ist) To standardise their fruit ' in cool store. (2nd) To sell at a minf- ■/ num price to be fixed from time to time ly the, signatories to the agreement.’' With regard to standardising, it ‘was igreed bn the motion of Mr ' Forsyth, icconded by Mr Allan, “That Mr Campbell he invited to visit the district to ronfer with growers as to standai’d for , oral market." -Some discussion took place as to manires' for the, orchards and the great need hat existed for assistance to the grow-' irs along that direction. Mr Higgs of Mapua moved and it was igreed “to ask the Government to assist growers by supplying manures on> terms.* Mr .McKee also suggested that Naum rock might be ground at Terakohe at considerable saving. The President at the close of the meeting again intimated that the Council ivas ready to hold a similar meeting at Nelson or Mntueka as soon as'a desire for such became evident.