THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1924, Page 5

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

HIGH RAILWAY FREIGHTS, MINISTER PROMISES REYISIOty* a MEETING OF CONTROL BOARD. By Telegraph—Press Associatloo. Wellington, Last Night, The question of securing reduced railway freights on dairy produce was by the Dairy Produce Con* trol H Boa rd a| its meeting on Wednaftda.y ’ and the Mfnieter for Railways wjis interviewed. Mr. lorns (the chair* man) (m-ade it <dear to the Minister that dairy producers generally were finding the high transport charge* more than, the industry could reasonably carry. The Minister indicated that he hoped to make a ' definite Htatement as to revised rates about the end of July, and that the Government realising the position of the industry, would deal fairly -with railage on dairy ’ produce. Cables from the overseas' delegation were received. The delegation it al in Chicago. They will go from there to Montreal and then on to New York. They sail for London from thfl port on June 21. The board conferred with Mr. W. Singleton (director of thU Division) with reference to a mora distinctive brand for whey ‘butter, andl are recommending the department td adopt the same. Other particulara relative to the branding of butter wero .discussed, the board heartily support* mg the movement for the estalWWh* ment of a properly equipt«<| laboratory.