BUTTER FOR LOCAL TRADE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19806, 23 May 1934, Page 11

BUTTER FOR LOCAL TRADE

SUPPORT FOR GRADING BY EXPERTS. By Telegraph—Press Assocla*- oii HAWERA, May 22. A proposal that all dairy produce for home consumption should be subject to Government grading on the same lines as produce sent overseas was almost unanimously adopted at the annual conference of the South Taranaki Farmers’ Union to-day. A further remit that all premises from which milk or cream for the manufacture of dairy produce is supplied be registered in the same manner as those for town supply was overwhelmingly defeated. Support was given to a remit to the effect that the Minister of Agriculture be urged to increase the number of officers of the Live Stock Division, the curtailment of such services at the present time being regarded as false economy. It was also decided to ask the Minister to Instruct the officers to be in attendance at all stock sales. A remit that all meat sold for human consumption be subject to inspection and stamped accordingly was lost. Several delegates expressed the opinion that if the Department adopted the suggestion farmers themselves would be the persons most affected, and would not be able to sell meat to neighbours unless an inspection was made. A remit that regulations be gazetted setting a definite standard of quality for pollard and meat and bone meals was adopted. A suggestion that the Government be urged to introduce a Bill to conduct a State lottery was lost by two votes.