NO AGREEMENT REACHED

Chronicle (Levin), 8 June 1946, Page 7

NO AGREEMENT REACHED

| CONTAINER CHARGES DISPXJTE WELLINGTON, June 7. j An allegaliou by tlie retailers' dele- ; galc, that if Ihe retailers could meet ; the Clune.su growers alone they would j speedily reacli a settlement, was a ieature of the closiug1 stages of tlie ^MiuY&iiiu.-e^TihtWfle'h' tflu iloiliinion dologates of the retailers J' a'Atl vegetable 1 growers vvlien it was ' adjourued this j .iftcrnoon 'witliout any agreement liavi ing been reached on the" container dis- ; pute. I ilie speaker was the secretarv of tliei lietaiJers' Doniiiuou .orgauisatioii, Mr. | ; C. C. King (Auckland;. Ilis remark j j drew cries of disseut. The connuittee, i j which htul been meefihg under the! | chainnanship of Ali*. 1T; Walsh, aftei 1 | dciioerating until Jate the previous ! night and continuing through yester- ' da,v niorning, luiil reported that an | ! agreeinent luul not been reached. | After a i'uii discussion the retailers ! had placed their proposal before the : growers and had said that they would ; guarantee the acceptance of tlie propusal by their nieiubers. The retailers i Jiad gone a long way to meet tlie growers, luit the growers said it was not far enough. The nieeting is to reconvene on June ! 19. Each side will appoint its represeu- j tat'n es for an interiiu committee to [ expiore the nieans of a settleiuent.