DAIRY PRODUCE SALES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22084, 14 October 1933, Page 12

DAIRY PRODUCE SALES

BASIS OF MARKETING NECESSITY FOR REVISION. (Pee United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 13. The Melbourne newspapers recently reported that the New Zealand Dairy Board had agreed with the Australian Board to restrict the period for forward sales of butter. Mr W. A. lorns, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, when the question was referred to him to-day, said that nothing.had been decided yet in regard to the Australian proposals, and the whole thing was still “ in the air.” A reply had been received from the Importers’ Association in Tooley street, which showed unanimity of opinion that it was desirable to put dairy produce on a better marketing basis than that prevailing to-day. Further suggestions of the Importers’ Association would be considered at the Dairy Board’s meeting on October 25. FREE MARKETING ASSOCIATION OPPOSITION TO ALTERATIONS. ’ (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Octpber 13. Proposals for an amended system of marketing butter and cheese were discussed at a meeting held at Auckland by the recently formed New Zealand Dairy Produce Free Marketing Association. The meeting was convinced that any interference with or restriction of absolute freedom of dairy companies to dispose of their produce ns they think fit was opposed to the best interests of the industry and would have the effect of placing New Zealand’s dairy produce at a grave disadvantage on the British market. Opposition to the proposals was also expressed in telegrams received from a large number of South Island companies which conveyed strong support of the free marketing movement. It was decided to hold a further meeting of the association at Wellington to form a Dominion-wide association of dairy companies who are supporters of the principles of free marketing.