DAIRY PARLEY.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18930, 27 April 1933, Page 8

DAIRY PARLEY.

SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE.

MR DYNE 3 FULTON'S VIEWS.

AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS BETTER. That the recent conference In Sydney between the heads of the Australian and New Zealand dairy . world had been successful and of mutual advantage to both countries, was stated by Mr Dynes Fulton, acting-chairman of the Dairy Produce Board, In a special Interview with a Waikato Times reporter at the Hamilton Hotel last evening.

Mr. Fulton arrived at Auckland yesterday on the Wanganella and left last evening for Palmerston North, where the members of the Dairy Board will assemble at Massey College today. To-morrow a special meeting of the board will be held at Wellington. “We were exceedingly busy all the time we were InJSydney, and had little opportunity of seeing farming conditions there at this period of the year," said Mr Fulton. “However, we were fortunate in striking many prominent farmers from all the States, who met in Sydney at the Royal Show and at a conference to discuss matters pertaining to the future of the dairy industry." Progress of Researoh Work. Mr Fulton, in company with Mr W. Grounds and Mr T. G. Brash, other members of the Dairy Board deputation, were invited to a dairy council meeting. Mr Fulton said he was very Impressed with the manner in which the dairy heads were tackling research work in Australia. He believed New Zealand had something to learn from them In that respect. Present at the conference were practical men from each State, who had their experiments carried out by scientists, and then conferred from time to time to compare notes on the results achieved., It was really a Commonwealth conference and much good work was done. There was no doubt, added Mr Fulton, that the Australians were making rapid strides In the dairy industry, and while they had not the well-distributed rainfalls we had in New Zealand they had good land and heavy rainfalls in some parts. They were'capable of increasing their production very considerably. An Improved Position. In reply to a question, Mr Fulton said the general economic position in Australia appeared to be satisfactory; the people seemed buoyant and felt that they had seen the worst of the depression. It had to be remembered, however, that like many other countries they had a burden of heavy taxation and high costs’, which would have to be considerably reduced before they could make ends meet.

Mr Fulton said he did not desire to make a statement regarding the Dairy Board’s mission to Australia, as he would be meeting members of the board to-morrow and the matter would have to be fully discussed before anything could be released for publication. He stated, however, that the visit was successful and showed clearly the Necessity of Australia and New Zealand dairying interests meeting periodically to confer on matters of mutual interest and welfare. “After all," he concluded, “our interests are identical, and we are both on the British market at the same time. The regulation of shipments and other important matters require mutual consideration to meet altered conditions.”