DAIRY EXPORT CONTROL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18234, 30 October 1922, Page 6

DAIRY EXPORT CONTROL.

THE BILL DEFERRED. < TIME FOE DISCUSSION '; MR. MASSEY'S CONFIDENoi [by telegraph.—special aEroßxas.]} WELLINGTON. Saturday '- In announcing in the House of sentatives to-day that the Dairy PrcXa, Export Control Bill would not' be Wceeded with this session, the Prime Iv% ister said there was a certain amount ol opposition to it, but the majority i n jj,. : House and in the country were in favo of it. The Government had come to the conclusion that it would be ut.wise to attempt to force it through this session, ft would certainly take some days to place it on the Statute Book. If it were held over both sides could thoroughly consider the proposals during the recess, and arrive at a solution of ihe difficulty. The Government would be quite prepared to go on with it next session, and he hoped and believed that they would pass law something that would benefit the dairy farmers throughout New Zealand and benefit the country generally. ' - CAMPAIGN TO CONTINUE. •■ i MEASURE NOT UNDERSTOOD. 7 Matters relating to the Dairy Produce Control Bill were briefly discussed by M'< W. Grounds, chairman of the Daii? Council. Referring to the fact that the Bill had been dropped for the present Mr. Grounds said a definite promise had been made by Mr. Massey that the Bill would be introduced, early next session. The promoters of the Bill would con", tinue their efforts, and the question of dairy produce control would figure pn> minently during the election campaign in I all the <»untry constituencies. He & I gretted that ihe Bill had not been j adopted this session, as it meant delay in establishing a marketing organisation which he contended would be of immense benefit to the producers. Aft far as the opposition to fie Bill by co-operativß 5 i companies was concerned, said M*. | Grounds, he was convinced {hat tife {? would disappear when the provisions. of 1 the Bill were properly understood. I Great objection had been made to toe ' I compulsory clauses embodied in the/Bill but before any thought of exercising com' pulsion could be considered proper in. vestigation of all matters relating to the ! disposal of dairy produce would to be made and the distributing intureMj/ in Britain consulted. This would takea considerable time, and even if th» Biff were adopted next session another season- '■ would elapse before any definite arrange. I raents for marketing could bo made b% § the board. The present time was- oupof; 1 tune for establishing a complete market f ing organisation for New Zealand dairy' 1 produce, as the Dominion was supplying., I a very substantial percentage of Britain'i 1 requirements. Strong competitors' <n the ■ -I Argentine and Russia would come into I the field before long, and proper organi* i sation would be necessary to enable the v producers here to compete to advantage. B*'8*' 1 Instancing the value of control, Jfo | Grounds said the Meat Control Boaxs' 1 already had been of benefit to tihe ing industry in bringing about a redrifr* I tion in freight on butter to Vaßeoufef' 1 of Is a box. Before the establismneii i I of the Meat Board freight rates on %wii " j and butter, to >Vancouver had been i£Vi ranged by the postal authorities '.Then \ i making the mail contracts. Thisyeu the contract had been renewed by tfc« postal authorities on the same termi a j the previous contract,"but the Meat j Board objected on the ground that the;; ] board now had the isole authority, to; I make contracts for commodities under'ib control. NefTotiations; by the board io-;.; § suited in a reduction being made in thl | freights on meat and butter. , '.'?£ I The development of new markets, | added Mr. Grounds, was another matte? I of vital interest to the producers thit ■ could be satisfactorily accomplished only' 1 by the consolidation of interests such «L : If would .be adhieved by the estr&lishmenr : 1 of a Board of Control. These matter! f| would all be kept prominently before t&» m country till next session ol Parliameisilf I when the Bill would again be introduce ik 8