NEW ZEALAND DAIRY COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18441, 6 December 1929, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND DAIRY COUNCIL.

FIRST MEETING IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 5. The first meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Council was held to-day, forty-seven companies being represented. Mr Dynes Fulton presided. There were also present Messrs W. Goodfellow, W. Grounds, J. R. Corrigan, and J. Dunlop, members of the Dairy Board, and the chairman of 47 butter and cheese producing com-* panies from all parts of the Dominion whose produce is being handed by Amalgamated Dairies Ltd. The total quantity of produce represented by the gathering was valued at £6,500,000. The tonnage of produce amounted to butter 31,000 tons, cheese 11,000 tons. The Mayor (Mr G. A. Troup), extended a cordial welcome to the conference, and wished it success in its deliberations. Mr W. Goodfellow said that Amalgamated Dairies would continue its policy of co-operating with Toole} Street agents on exactly the same system as hitherto, and would progressively open selling floors throughout the United Kingdom. These selling floors would receive small consignments direct from New Zealand, and would receive supplementary support from London stocks. The main objective of orderly marketing was to endeavour to lift the price level to the highest possible average figure. They had no intention of endeavouring to extract from the market an artificial price. That was impossible. They could only endeavour to get the maximum price by close organisation and eliminating unnecessary profits between the price paid by the retailer and the price paid to the producer. The second main objective, Mr Goodfellow said, was to co-ordinate the marketing of Empire produce. The election of directors to represent the North Island on the Board of Amalgamated Dairies, resulted in Messrs W. Grounds and J. G. Brechin being elected. To represent the Souths Island, Mr J. Fisher was elected by }1 votes to 9 for Mr C. T. McCallum. It was unanimously resolved:— “That this Dairy Council supports and encourages the gradual development of the principle of free trade within the Empire.” “That the Government be asked to prohibit the export of cheese if waxed prior to 14 days after manufacture.” “That the Government be requested to abolish the appointment of their nominees to the Dairy Control Board.” It was resolved that the Government be asked to remove the proprietary nominee from the Dairy Control Board.