POULTRY INDUSTRY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22608, 27 June 1935, Page 11

POULTRY INDUSTRY

REMITS OF CONFERENCE MARKETING OF PRODUCTS fPEE United Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 26. The Poultry Producers' Conference adopted a remit that eggs to be chilled should be stamped before being placed in a cool store. A remit asking the Health Department to enforce the regulations relating to preserved eggs was carried, and a resolution suggesting that the control of the marketing of preserved eggs should be under the Agricultural Department was also carried. Two remits asking for regulations governing chick sexing experts and for the appointment of a Government expert were carried, as well as remits asking for an amendment to the law to give poultrykeepers the right to shoot dogs, and that poultrymen's dogs should not be required to pay more than 2s 6d license fees. After an animated debate the conference decided to ask the Government to confer on the board power to control the marketing of products. The full text of the motion which was adopted is as follows:—"That this council, after full consideration, is of the opinion that the effectiveness of the work of the New Zealand Poultry Board for the producers is being most seriously hindered by the absence of power to enable the producers to control the marketing of their own produce. To enable the producers to control their own business, and to eliminate the possibility of price manipulation, we are of opinion that the Government should be requested to introduce legislation conferring power on the board on the lines of clause 12, paragraphs (b) and (c), of the Poultry Act, i 924, which reads as follows:—(b) Regulating the marketing of poultry and of eggs for consumption in New Zealand and providing for the grading of such eggs and poultry; (c) regulating the export of poultry or of eggs and providing for the grading and packing of poultry and of eggs for export from New Zealand, this council is also of the opinion that, should the board obtain this power, the board should submit full details of any scheme or schemes it may wish to put into operation to all branches. "So far as the marketing is concerned, we must go the full distance or leave it alone," said Mr A. J. Maclaine (Wellington) in moving the motion. The industry, he added, would never flourish until they had complete control over their products.