HANDLING OF N.Z. PRODUCE

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 8

HANDLING OF N.Z. PRODUCE

MR., LYSNAR'S INVESTIGATIONS,

:(By Correspondent.) • J,, 'J 18. '' About fifiy farmers v 'attendetl tho meeting convened, for this afternoon to hear an address from Sir."W.-D. Lysnar, on the question of handling the Dominion produce on tho Homo markets. , Mr. Lysw£?, recently returned from a visit to the Old Country, gavo a lengthy speoch, illustrated by lantern slides, on the matter,'much on tho •; same lines, as Bis' speeches in other centres. Mr. C. A.. J. Levett, president of tho Mnnawatu A. and P. Association, presided. ' Mr. Skelton, a member, of the New Zealand Committee, also addressed tho meetthat Muring the' past Sffe?n had lost at least fifteen'million; golden sovereigns owing to the lax manner in which their.produce was handled at tho Homo cud. Thero was nothing to complain about until tho hatches' wero taken' off" their produco ships, but after that chaos reigned supreme.'. : ■ ••. .

OiTthe motiqn'of tho chairman; seconded by Mr. Hugh Akors.the following resolution was carried: "That; this meeting desifes to endorse tho report and recimmendationf. of Commit; tto that increased storage- should bo provided, nt theSmithfidld niarket; that trol-' leys on rails Should ~bo provided for tho carnage of:moat within the jnarket-; that the''.present'. allowances made cat Smithfield, London, upon'the salo bo absolutely discontinued. If those requests are acceded to by the London City Corporation, this, meeting considers that it will largely reduo© the dissatisfaction atfiong the produced of. Now Zealand regarding tho handling,, storage, and .distribution of their produce in London." ■-■ ' i Mr. J., Balsillie, chairman of tho Palmerstoti North branch' of the- Farmers' Union, mo.ved:—"That .this meeting' "desires* "to" -Tindor.w', 'tho • 'recommendations:'- of , the-> Ncw Zealand Committee that better facilities should bo provided for handling and sorting New Zealand produce at'the London docks, anil resolves that if fnoilities on the lines suggested are provided by t)v Port of T oridon 'Authorities, the individual members present at this meeting will dn nil in their power to direct that their produce shall Iv dischanred through' these facilities." . He hoped the farmers would take the matter np .stronelv, aud assist, to. bring .about.' a better, stats of affairs in their own interests".;, - ' j. : ■ : The mot,inn was seconded by .Mr.' -J. Wingate. who hoix;d.to.see other markets than London exploited. ' The motion was carried. *' v- . The chairman said a meetin? of the A. and P.' Association would shortly be held, when .they would ,confcr .with the Farmers' Union arid'form-a roinbined committee' to assist iii/this matter.