GO-OPERATIVE SHIPPING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11304, 1 September 1922, Page 4

GO-OPERATIVE SHIPPING

DAIRY FARMERS’ VIEWS “COMBINE A DANGEROUS MENACE TO NEW ZEALAND.” SHOULD CONTROL OWN GOODS. In the afternoon proceedings at the luncheon given by the Co-operative Dairy Producers’ Freezing Co.. Ltd., yesterday, Mr E. Newman, M.P., said he hoped the dairying people wonld take some steps towards acting in unison with the meat and wool exporters with regard to shipping. He considered the combine of shipping was the most dangerous menace to New Zealand at the present time. The farming community had shown the spirit of co-opera-tion and he hoped they would extend it by co-operating when it came to the question of arranging freights for the stuff that was going Home. It wonld strangle the country unless something was done. Mr W. H. Field, M.P., referred to the success of the meat pool, and hoped that the question of a dairy pool would be considered and an opinion expressed at the conference of dairy farmers to be held shortly. Mr F. F. Hockly, M.P., urged the necessity for control of the produce at the London end as well as in New Zealand, and said the Government must assist in achieving that object. THE GREAT SEAWAY. Mr D. Jones, M.P., said ha was glad tbe company had built with Rb own money and that the producers were taking up shares so that the freezing works belonged to themselves. No business was so well and economically managed as the dairying industry ?u New Zealand, and jae waa glad the movement was extending to the wharves. It was important that they should have control of their goods so that they could ship where they liked. Meat was now in control of a board, he said, and they could charter a ship and send meat Home at any time They wanted dairying controlled in the same way. so that thp great seaway between New Zealand and the Old Country belonged to than if they wanted fo take possession pf it. The meat sndnstyy had euflered because they, had not always kept an eye on the quality, but if they could produce good meat, butter and cheese, there waa an abundant market in Britain.' and the meat industry wonld he only too glad to co-operate with tbe butter and cbeese industry and so make them still more powerful at the other e-Ml Mr J. Nash, M.P., advised the dairy farmers to go to the Prime Minister whenever they wanted first-hand information, as he was always wining to give it, and his advice was well worth listening to. . Mr McNicol, M.P., and Mr V. Potter, M.P., also spoke prior to the termination of the proceedings.