MARKETING PROBLEMS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 77, 1 April 1938, Page 7

MARKETING PROBLEMS

POULTRY CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS. 1 I’er Press Associatioi. ) WELLINGTON, March 31. At the poultry conference the marketing problems of the industry were discussed. A remit urging that the federation should oppose Government control of egg marketing and egg prices was rejected. The following remits were carried: That the commission on all eggs and poultry sold K agents be fixed by the Government; that the Government be asked to proceed ac once with a scheme for the marketing of eggs by setting up central grading floors under Government control; that the Government be asked to control surplus eggs during the flush of the season by taking over the pulping and export of eggs; that we recommend the export of a substantially greater quantity than last year and that the average export and pulp price be not less than the wholesale pn.e on the local market; that urgent steps be taken to introduce uniform egg-grad-ing in the main centres and that retail sales be made according to such grades; that the Director of Marketing be asked to recognise only such export and marketing committees as are appointed from the district councils of the federation.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS [ Pct Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, March 31. Rev. W. F. Stent (Wairarapa) was re-elected president of the New Zealand Poultry Producers' Federation at the federation’s annual conference at Wellington to-day. Mr. Stent has been president since the formation of the federation in 1935. Other officers elected were: Vice-president, Mr. J. W. McGlinchy (Christchurch); executive officers, Messrs. T. Gill (Oamaru), Miss M. Whitehead (Manakau - Franklin); secretary - treasurer, Mr. A. J. Severn (Upper Hutt). SURPLUS EGGS PURCHASE BY GOVERNMENT | Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, March 31. An assurance to the poultry industry that the Government, by purchasing surplus eggs either for pulping or export would see that there was no disastrous fall in prices, was given by the Minister of Marketing, Hon. W. Nash, addressing the New Zealand Poultry Producers’ Federation at the annual conference at. Wellington today. Mr Nash added that the Government could not undertake the organisation of the industry until (here was more agreement among the ranks of its members. Mr Nash said he realised the importance of the poultry industry, with which the State was likely to be more linked up in the future than it had been in the past. As Minister of Marketing he had several times met the executive of the federation, but although he agreed with the executive's views it was a question whether it was at present possible to do what it wanted.