DAIRY COUNCIL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 290, 6 December 1929, Page 9

DAIRY COUNCIL

FIRST MEETING HELD SYSTEM OF SELLING FLOORS AN OUTLINE OF POLIC YGIVEK [ Per Press Association ] WELLINGTON, Dec. 5The first meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Council was held to-day, 47 companies being represented. Mr Dynes Fulton, chairman of directors of Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., presided. Ther< were also present Mr W .Goodfellow and Messrs W. Grounds. J. R. Corrigan and J. Dunlop, members of the Dairy Board, and the chairmen of 47 butter and chccse-producing companies from all parts of the Dominion, whose produce is being handled by Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd. The total quantity of produce represented by the gathering was valued at £6,500,090 sterling. The tonnage of thc produce amounted to: Buttfrr 31,000 tons, cheese 11,000 Vans. The Mayor, Mr G. Troup, extended a cordial welcome to the Conference and wished it success in its deliberations. Mr W Goodfellow said Amalgamated Dairies would continue its policy of cooperating with Tooley Street agents on exactly thc same system as hitherto and would progressively open selling floora throughout the United Kingdom. These floors would receive small consignment* direct from New Zealand and would receive supplementary support from London stocks. The main objective of orderly marketing was to endeavour to lift thc price level to the highest possible a Vnage figure. They had no intention of endeavouring to try to extract fro® 'the market an artificial price. That was impossible. They could only endeavouf to get thc maximum price by close organisation and eliminating unnecessary profits between the price paid by the retailer and thc price paid to the producer. The second main objective, Mr Goodfellow pointed out, was to co-ord-inate the marketing of Empire produce. In the election of directors to represent thc North Island on the board of Amalgamated Dairies, Messrs W. Grounds and J. G. Brechin were elected. To represent thc South Island Mr J. Fisher was elected by 11 votes to 9 for Mr C. T. McCallum It was unanimously resolved “that this Dairy Conference supports and encourages the gradual development of the principle of free trade within the Empire.” “That the Government be asked to prohibit the export of* cheese if waxed prior to 14 days after manufacture.” 44 That the Government be requested to abolish the appointment of their nominees to thc Dairy Control Board. ” It was also resolved that the Government be asked to remove the proprietary nominee from the Dairy Control Board.