THE DAIRY POOL.

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1420, 25 October 1923, Page 5

THE DAIRY POOL.

OPERATION OE THE ACT. NEXT STEP TO BE TAKEN. (Bv Telegraph. Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The majority of suppliers having voted in favour of the Dairy Produce Export Control Act, the next step will be the bringing of the Act into operation, which has to be done by proclamation issued by the GovernorGeneral. Before the proclamation is issued, however, it will be necessary for the result of the recent poll to be gazetted. It is expected that this course will be followed shortly. When preliminary measures have been completed arrangements will be made for setting up a control board, which will consist of twelve members, nine of whom will represent the producers. Before the election of the producers' representatives takes place it may be necessary to frame regulations defining the procedure to be adopted, and to guard against irregularities. Consideration as to the advisability or otherwise of adopting this course is now being given by the Agrculture Department. ACTIVITIES OF DAIRY FARMERS' UNION. In commenting on the attitude of the New Zealand Dairy Farmers' Union towards the Dairy Control Bill, Mr J. I. Fox, of Palmereton North, who has devoted a great deal of his time on behalf of the measure, expressed the hope that the farmers would not have cause to regret their action in bringing the Bill into force. "Now that the ballot is over," the said, "and the dairy farmers have decided to support the measure, I hope those who voted for it will not. be disappointed, and also that those who honestly opposed it will feel that nothing drastic will be done to injure the industry. In fact, the merchants themselves will be in a better position to negotiate for the export of our dairy produce. "Although some of us who were keen advocates of the Bill felt, at times that we should answer for it with certain reservations by qualifying our support, yet we did.not do so, as we did not wish to endanger the voting. But now the way is clear and it will be incumbent on the Dairy Farmers' Union to insist that the right men should be elected on this important Board, and also that the right methods are employed in their election."

Mr Fox stated that he was firm in the belief that the Board wtruld improve the position, but if it did not fulfil the function for which it was intended then he would not hesitate for a moment to work for its repeal. On being asked if he could give any indication of the prospective candidates offering themselves for positions on the Board, Mr Fox replied: "I cannot at present say. Of course there is always a number of 'pothunters' in every movement. Personally I'm going to have a spell, and will then resume my work of organising the dairy farmer—and what a task it is."