DAIRY INDUSTRY BILL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18217, 30 October 1924, Page 6

DAIRY INDUSTRY BILL.

(AIiEIDOZU TRESS ASSOCIATIOS P.ErOBT.I WELLINGTON.. October.'-! 1 . The Dairy Industry An> Amendment Bill, as reporter] from the Agricultural and' Pastoral Indu.-trbs and Mo< 1, Committee, was taken in (ommiuov. The Minister of Agriculture explained that, the HiH. as introduced, validate.-) the allmni'-nts of additional sharps to MvmhnbWs ,n y, ; ,].,ij-v companies unless nb,cctio„ Inn. been made within rhr-o nt rr. ,-Pivir.K the Tioliee of allotment :ii.l he supply n\ milk and cream had thereuprm ceased, id The Jias increased < "*■ time in whi<h. the objr.-l.ion ermld he mad-- iurl supply discontinued u. mx months. 'That, ponton o\ i he. Mil v-'hirfi validates the nt »ssne,:ition obliein- shareholders to Mjpplv in life, fompanv in wni-h tli"v are interested l.;i? been altered to ma tie it clear thai, it npnhes only to the ex latino- artir-l«'«= of association, but al>o makes it Hear that default in the ease of such articles shall continue to make a. sJi-iroholder liable, to the penalty. The Committ.'C. however, limited the validation to *ix months after the passing of the Bill, and ka.s laid it down delinitelv that, such obligations may _ not lawfully he included in future articles. The exemption o: co-operall vo dairy companies from ihe law regarding restraint, of trade is strn.'-k nut. Mr 'Lvsnar objeei.-d to 'be measure because it contained, what lie called dangerous powers. Mr Yeiteh opposed it because it ivas subversive- of British .justice.

Mr Corrigan contended that, the. Bill rave the .prot.r.-tiou to - .o-operative dauv companies necessary to enable them to carry on. It imposed no hardshiv) en anyone, ~,■•', The Hon. W. Norworthy said he honed to be able to introduce legislation which would nut the position of co-operative dairy farmers on a. sound.-''' foundation, but he could nol do it this session. There was not the time. Tins Bill was as much us he could accomplish at pie.sent. In clause '_', Mr M.acmillan moved an amendment, the effect of which would be that if a supplier ceased to supply Air six months, that would be sufficient notice of his_ objection to receive shares. The Minister said he would resist the amendment. He was going to stand by his Bill. The amendment was negatived by 30 votes to 26. further discussicn the Bill was reported from Committee with amendments, read a third time and passed.