TO SELL OR TO CONSIGN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 8

TO SELL OR TO CONSIGN.

SFor' iho.'purpose' of ventilating' various natters, affecting .tho .cheese -industry.' of oouthland,'a, conference, arrangedby the South: Island , ; Dairy Association, was held at Inyercatgill last Friday'evening. ;,Tne: chairman stated: that-in 'accord.anco: with- instruction' the directors were' endeavouring, to I :'formulate 'a schemo :to .enable-the , ;factories to sell their- output fortnightly-.: or- monthly,Kinstead 'of the. j *of'.direct consignments or sale ; of: the, season's - -.. Detailsir.when'.readyj.would':be' forwarded for .observations'id : the: factories, ■ and the scheme. would-be • dealt ; with at'. , the next .annual',"meeting. ! '.To/■■■carry.."-it v '.ont' , '.sut: cessfull.v-^tho.'assistance ■ of ; every ' factory would 1 be. necessary.- The..directors had .also-:formulated, an , ::insurance:;.scheme, whichKwas'now'in' operation,,but out of 63' factories: members- of, the;. Association, only ( ' : ll.;hnd,vtakeri advantage of -its -proyisioc'.';. He' thought ; the. directors.; deserved: more';;ehcburagement as factories" paid:no.more byjinsuring through "them ..than'by'insuring direct. ■ By pealing . ■with.:, the V association/. the Hatter .got the benefit-, ofi commission,-'and if-, all co- , operated -it,,would, mean an annual ■ rev-' :from.;i£3oo/to :a4op,ih the way ipf cojnmission, and such" money would be spent' for '.the , benefit 1 of ;the-'dairying in-, .dustryl"'-. Then;.- again the .'directors:: , had made; arrangements ■ for "all /cheese-, from '< ithe■•sduthito.';be'-transhipped at;l/yttel T " ton prevent 'thepresent rough 'hand-. lincrVin , - the .transhipment at':Wellington. :.: The , :.;suggestion;..of';' fortnightly,'.'or :l monthly' sales {.received ''etroiigi support' and;.'.was '■'maHe/.the;' subject .of:'a'iresolii--tiqn:;bf-;-tKe::ineeting."v^::';'*;-; ■.•■"■ ■'.'■■'•.■■.( -.s }>'■':■: