NURSERY INDUSTRY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12041, 20 January 1925, Page 6

NURSERY INDUSTRY

SEVEN-YEAR AGREEMENT PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT. REVISION OF PRICES. At-the Nurserymen’s Conference last week a committee was appointed to confer with the Director of Forestry on the question of State competition in the sale of trees, which nurserymen object to, . and the general matter of co-operation in planting and cultivation between the Forest Service anU the New Zealand Nurserymen Association. The committee met and conferred with the director, Mr L. McIntosh Ellis, and various phases of the matter were discussed. The issues being those of policy no final settlement could be reached with the director, but a general understanding respecting procedure was arrived at, stated the nurserymen's secretary yesterday. i As an r utcome it has been decided by th-s committee, acting on behalf of the association and for the forest nurserymen, to submit at an early date proposals to the Government for a seven years’ agreement as to supply of.forest nursery ggade trees and the price of same; covering the estimated number required for all private supply to the public, and, if ‘ necessary, for State planting as well. It is proposed that prices at the start shall be those now in force, and that they shall be revised annually on the. basis of ‘ any alteration that may occur in the cost of labour and other charges, effecting the cost of production and distribution. ,