TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19959, 17 November 1934, Page 4

TEMUKA

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD WARD CONFERENCE Representatives o£ eight dairy companies in the South Canterbury portion of the Dairy Control Board Ward No. 8, yesterday heard Mr W. Dynes Pulton, deputy-chairman of the Board, outline the findings of the Dairy Commission and the reasons why the producers should urge the right to elect the Dairy Board’s representative on the Supreme Council. The meeting was held at Temuka, Mr W. Lee. the representative of the Ward on the Control Board, occupying the chair, and Mr Fulton being accompanied by Mr T.- C. Brash, secretary of the Board. Ashburton was the most northerly factory area represented and Waimate the most southerly. A Changed Order.

After welcoming the representatives of companies and Messrs Fulton and Brash, the chairman said, “We are met to-day in circumstances that perhaps are unique in the history of our industry. For over half a century dairymen had through various bodies elected from among themselves, controlled their affairs, and the record was such that on looking back one could not help feeling proud of what had been accomplished. Through changing world conditions, and also to give effect to the recommendations of the Dairy Commission, the powers that be had decreed that for the future the industry must endure a larger measure of Government control. Those who knew the paralysing effect that Government control had on personal Initiative would view the change with a little misgiving. “No one has been more severe in his criticism than I of the Bill as first proposed,” said Mr Lee, “but it is just by this criticism and protests that evils are remedied. Whether it is for better or worse, we must remember that the Bill is now law, and in order to allow the Government a fair chance to prove its sincerity to help the industry I would earnestly advise the dairymen to cooperate in a friendly spirit with the new Board and the Government in their efforts to rehabilitate the industry. The Government has said, reorganisation first, then we will render assistance. I do trust whatever that assistance may be that it be not only for the man already submerged, but something will be done to provide assistance for the man who has been struggling manfully to pay his way. Many of the recommendations of the Commission are not new, but have been suggested time and again by the Dairy Board. Some of the regulations suggested to be applied to the dairymen would almost lead one to conclude that the New Zealand dairyman is the greatest renegade that has ever inhabited a civilised country. Unless the new order of things removes the handicap our dairymen have in the world’s markets, they cannot continue to compete against dairymen heavily subsidised by their respective Governments. In regard to the passing of the present Dairy Board, I would like to thank you for the confidence you have always placed in me. I feel amply rewarded in knowing I have possessed your goodwill. In future there is only to be one representative for the South Island. Whether I am that one or not I would strongly urge you to give the new Board a fair trial.” Mr Fulton said he had come as the representative of the Dairy Control Board in place of Mr W. A. lorns, the chairman, who had been ill. The speaker had been asked to carry on and outline the position regarding the Dairy Commission’s report and recommendations, and he was prepared to answer any questions within reason at the conclusion of his address. In February of this year the position of the dairy industry in New Zealand had become so bad that a conference had been held in Wellington to consider ways and means of bringing about some measure of relief. After a meeting lasting some days it had been decided that one of the principal ways in which assistance could be rendered was through the Government appointing a delegation to go to England to arrange quotas with Great Britain. The suggestion had been referred to the Government and agreed to. The Government had advised the Imperial Government of its intention and had been told that it was not necessary to send a delegation at that time. Another decision of the Wellington Conference had been that a Royal Commission should be set up to investigate the position of the dairy industry in New Zealand and bring down any recommendations it could make to assist in relief being given. The Commission was appointed and in the course of its work heard 200 witnesses and gained a very full grasp of the position in regard to the industry. The Commission had suggested the setting up of a new Control Board to consist of one nominee of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, two of the rest of the North Island and one from the South Island, but the Board considered that a representative responsible to the producers should be on the Council, for only he would be fully acquainted with dairy produce.

Need for Co-operation. Mr Fulton said he did not think that the Dominion could ever have quotas. A certain amount of disappointment had been expressed by dairy farmers that the Commission had not advocated some measure of relief for producers. A subsidy of something like 2d per lb. had been mentioned, but he could not see where the money could come from to meet such a payment. It might be borrowed, some would say, but he would have no hesitation in saying that there would be small chance of its being paid back. Mr Fulton urged better co-operation among producers in an effort to get better results on the Home markets. The rivalry between factories for suppliers led managers to be careful about offending a man regarding the quality of his milk, and dairy produce quality as a whole had suffered. Then there had been rivalry in an effort to get the best prices and that had led to a lowering of the price of dairy produce all round. He had found that m Denmark they sold 75 per cent, of their butter under contract and 25 per cent, in various markets they had cultivated The proceeds of both sales were pooled and every producer received the same price for his output. Until New Zealand adopted a policy of pooling butter and cheese, each in a separate pool, instead of f.o.b. selling there would be low prices, rivalry and non-success. There would need to be much more real co-operation in the industry to bring about success. The English buvers would welcome a pooling system' for they would be assured of a regular and consistent supply. Mr Fulton advocated plodding along at the existing low prices while the industry built up a trade connection which would make It independent rather than boosting prices and losing consumption. From what he had seen for himself he would say that Canada would never be a serious rival in the production of dairy produce. Some attention to the regulating of arrivals of shipments of produce in England was needed. Questions. When the meeting was opened for ; questions a delegate asked if Mr Fulton was prepared to admit that the Board

had blundered in the matters of waxing and standardisation. Mr Fulton said that if the Board had had its way, the industry would not have been in the position that it was in. There was very little fault to be found with the waxing of cheese, and providing the wax was not applied too seen or too heavily it did not affect either colour or texture. Standardisation of cheese would never have been condemned to the extent that it was if New Zealand had not led the way for it. Standardised cheese was much the same as fullcream and it was the label stating that it was not so rich in cream that had damned it in the eyes of the English buyer.

An Ashburton representative said he had heard that New Zealand butter was being used to blend with more inferior sorts. It was also insufficiently labelled. Mr Fulton agreed that that was the case. He urged that New Zealand producers stand together in assuring by better organisation that New Zealand butter be sold as New Zealand.

The question of patting butter was raised by Mr H. H. Meredith, and in response Mr Fulton said that that was being carried on with a certain amount of success in the North Island. However the trade was in its experimental stages. The ideal way was to have the butter re-worked and patted in England, so that it would be fresh and easy for the English housewife to spread. It was then moved by Mr J. Donohue and seconded by Mr H. H. Meredith “that this meeting of South Canterbury dairy producers, while keenly anxious to assist the Government to solve the difficulties of the dairy industry, would strongly urge that in setting up the Executive Commission the Act should be so altered so that the producer representatives should be the nominee of Dairy Board and Meat Board respectively.” Before the resolution was put to the meeting, Mr Clark (Ashburton) pointed out that if the Board appointed its representative on the Council there would be a danger of the representative being a managing director of a company which could use any information he got to its own advantage. Mr Braish pointed out that if the representative of the Board were appointed by the Government there would be a much greater danger of it being said that the Government had befriended a man who had done it a service. The resolution was then put and carried, there being only two votes against it. The election of a delegate to represent the ward at the Wellington conference was then held. Four nominations were received and Mr S. R. Muff, of Orari, was appointed. BOWLING Playing at Temuka yesterday afternoon the Temuka Ladies Bowling Club, in its first match of the season, defeated Timaru by 54 points to 38. Scores (Timaru names first): — Misses Orwin, Rooney and Land and Mrs Bowen (s) 15 beat Mesdames Cooper, Cameron, Palmer and Harrison (s) 14; Mesdames Chapman, Sewell, Cotter and Clarke (s) 11 lost to Mesdames Blackmore. Andrews, Fletcher and Shand (s) 21; Mesdames Brady, Knott, Richardson and Sewell (s) 12 lost to Mesdames Winter and Harbrown, Miss McGarva and Mrs Joynt is) 19. PERSONAL Misses B. Cook and H. Priddle returned to Temuka yesterday from the north. Mr and Mrs J. Baker, Christchurch, are visiting Temuka. Miss H. Prattley left Temuka yesterday for a holiday in Dunedin. GENERAL NEWS In a practice match at the Domain on Thursday the Temuka District High School beat a Temuka Cricket Club team by 28 runs. For the School, J. Opie was the top scorer with 21, and B. Gale made 14 not out while K. Browne 12 and H. Cornwell 8 were the chief scorers for the club. The team to represent the Temuka Presbyterian Tennis Club in a B grade match against Clandeboye B rt Clandeboye to-day will be Mrs C. R. Cooper, Miss M. Shaw, Mrs G. A. Davey and J. Grant, D. Hopkinson, G. A. Davey and A. J. Davey. A ZANE GREY STORY With Randolph Scott and Judith Allen in the leading romantic roles, supported by such able Hollywood players as Buster Crabbe, Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Blanche Friderici, Harry Carey and Monte Blue, Paramount’s picturisation of Zane Grey’s romance of the great outdoors, “The Thundering Herd,” will open at Temuka to-day. “The Thundering Herd” is one of Zane Greys most widely read novels. It is the story of the love of a young buffalo hunter and a girl, bound to a cruel fosterfather. Through terrific odds the young couple fight their way to happiness. The entire story was filmed on location at Lone Fine, California. A pleasing array of short features will also be screened. An exhibtion of arts and crafts is being held by Misses F. and R. Pearse at their home, Manse Bridge, from November 20 until Christmas. A dance is to be held in the Orton School on Thursday, November 22. Folk-dancing will be held until 9.30. The Arowhenua Ladies Sports Club will hold a . hard-up social in the Maori Hall on Tuesday, November 20 at 8 p.m., when the attractions will include waltzing competitions and an oldtimers’ competition.

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