DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1934, Page 3

DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

STABILISATION OF BUTTER MARKET. DECISIONS OF WELLINGTON CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, March 14. A resolution in favour of a stabilisation scheme for the local butter market was carried during the committee stages of the Dairy Conference, which continued its deliberations to-day under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. C. E. Macmillan). The conference also decided in favour of steps being taken to improve the quality of New Zealand butter and cheese and the marketing conditions in tho United Kingdom. The following resolutions, which were adopted, were handed to tho Press at the luncheon adjournment:— ’Mr. A. J. Sinclair (Te Awamutu) moved and Mr S. A. Broadbelt (Levin) seconded:—That the conference strongly recommends to the Government the setting-up of a stabilisation scheme for the local butter market.

Mr. S. Bowman (New Zealand Dairy Board) moved and Mr. W. Grounds (New Zealand Dairy Board) seconded:—That recognising the demand of at least part of the British market for a butter more full in flavour, the Dairy Research Institute, in co-operation with the dairy division, do their utmost to supply all available information to the industry, to make this possible. Mr. F. H. Anderson (Cambridge) moved, Mr. F. E. Cullen (Maungaturoto) seconded: —That this conference recognising that the first essential in tho improvement of quality is the adoption of universal farm dairy instruction requests the Government to collaborate with the industry in instituting same at the commencement of next dairy season. Mr. A. Linton (Lower Valley) moved Mr. B. Roberts (Parkvale) seconded:— That this conference holds the opinion that the marketing of New Zealand’s dairy produce leaves much to be desired, as evinced by the wide disparity between Danish and New Zealand butter prices and the similar position with the Dominions’ and Canadian cheese prices. It further believes that tho consumption of dairy produce in Great Britain would not be seriously reduced if butter and cheese were sold at considerably higher prices. As the Dairy Board has been set up for the special purpose of dealing with the export market, it be urged to co-operate with the dairy produce merchants in Great Britain with a view to stabilising a more satisfactory market with higher prices. Mr. C. B. Mickie (Kaitaia) moved, Mr. J. H. Sunderland (Poverty Bay) seconded:—That this conference of the dairy industry supports the Dairy 'Board in its endeavour to improve marketing conditions for New Zealand butter and cheese p.nd urge that the present negotiations with the British importers to secure co-ordinated marketing be completed as speedily as possible.

Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P. (president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union) moved and Mr. A. Linton (Lower Valley) seconded:—That this meeting accepts the invitation of the Imperial authorities to a round table- conference to discuss the future development of the industry, and recommends that a special delegation be sent Home for that purpose. Mr. W. Goodfellow moved and Mr. B. Dawes seconded!—That the question of sending a delegation to the United Kingdom bo referred to the Dairy Board in conference with the Government.

The following amendment moved by Mr. H. E. Blyde and seconded by Mr. N. Campbell, was lost:—That the selection of the delegation be left to a. special committee to bo set up after lunch which shall confer with Cabinet. -(P-A.)