OUR PRODUCE IN LONDON

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7450, 26 May 1911, Page 5

OUR PRODUCE IN LONDON

1 IMPROVED CONDITIONS ADVOCATED. PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. May 25. Representatives from the Farmers Union and the Agricultural Associations in the Auckland province met to-day ancl discussed the question of handling or New Zealand produce in London. Mr J. E. Makgill, vice-president of th© Auckland Provincial Farmers Union, 'said the question was one of the utmost importance to producers in New Acaxand. They moved—" That a committee of producers be sot up to co-operate with other committees appointed by public meetings in various parts of the Dominion to attempt to improve ■ th© conditions under which Now Zealand produce is received and distributed in Great Britain. Ho read extracts from a speech on the subject by Mr Lysnar, in which he referred to having seen bales of wool soaking in the barges on the Thames, and in the stores rows of bales which had boon damaged by leaky barges. This was afterwards sold as damaged wool, and the owner in New Zealand did not know whv he got such low prices. Major Lusk said he thought the conference would agree that an improvement was very desirable* Farmers had been neglecting their own interests, and had evidently ex]>ected other people to look after them. It was quite time they apjxnnted representative from themselves to see that their affaire were not neglected. Other delegates, strongly supported the motion, which was carried.