DAIRY CONTROL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2768, 7 April 1927, Page 5

DAIRY CONTROL

MR PATERSON RESIGNS. FRICTION WITH MR W BIGHT. (By Cable —Press Association). LONDON, April 6. Mr Stronacli Paterson has written to the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Parr, resigning his position as Government representative on the London Agency of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board. In a covering letter Mr Paterson say* he discussed the matter fully with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr .T. G. Coates, in November. He quotes his letter to Mr Coates of November 3, in which he suggested that the only course open to him was to continue to work as opportunity might offer for such a modification of the machinery of control as might mitigate against the bad results he feared, and for breaking down the prevailing hostility to New Zealand dairy produce; also for the re-establishment of the goodwill .and co-operation of all branches of the dairy produce trade in England, Mr Coates had agreed to this. ' Mr Paterson also quotes a letter he vvrote to Mr Coates on December 28, in which he said he was content to carry on his duties as long as he had Mr Coates ’ confidence. Of this Mr Coates assured him, and expressed a wish that he should carry on, with the understanding that Mr Paterson should continue the policy outlined on November Bth. 'f\

That, policy had since been scrupulously followed. In December Mr Paterson says he informed Mr Coates that it wuuld be> impossible for him to carry on if Mr J. B. Wright were appointed to the London agency. He fully explained his reasons for that. As Mr Wright was now appointed from the date of the. departure of Mr lorns and Mr Motion, toward the end of this month, Mr Pater-' son asks Sir James Parr to convey to Mr Coates his desire to resign his position forthwith.

POLICY OF CONTROL BOARD. TARANAKI FARMERS’ VIEWS. (By Telegraph—Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, April 6. Over 300 dairy factory suppliers who met at Hawera yesterday to discuss ih® present position in regard to. butter and cheese markets, and the policy of the Dairy Control Board, passed the following resolution on the voices “That this meeting of Taranaki dairy producers wishes to reyert to pre-con-trol conditions as far as the marketing of New Zealand dairy produce is concerned, being satisfied that the true functions of the board should be restricted to arrangements for shipping and insurance, covering the care of all New Zealand produce.” An amendment to the effect that control be completely abolished was defeated, as was another amendment that the Government bo requested to repeal the provisions of the Dairy Produce .Control Act relating to the compulsory control of dairy produce. \

The meeting was convened by the Taranaki' Co-operative Dairy Federation.