MEAT-PRODUCERS' REPRESENTATIVE SCHEME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1081, 21 March 1911, Page 8

MEAT-PRODUCERS' REPRESENTATIVE SCHEME.

" CRITICISED AT.FEILDING,"At a meeting of the General Committee of tho Feilding A, and P. Association last 'week, l!e?srs. J. G. Wilson and Hugh '.B.urrell, who had ' attended the .Meat: Producers' Conference recently h,&'d in Wellington, gavo reports of tho conference . and of tho interview With t|ie Minister for Agriculture (says the "Star.") Regarding sending a representative to Londop, Mr.. Wilson said that he was willing to'subscribe J325. ,'Mr. Burrell said ho lvas disappointed to find' tlio conference was not supported by. the: freezing companies. Only 1-5 per cent,of the: meat sent'to Smithheld ivns from private ' consignees. He thought was in too much of a hurrv at thei conference. Ho wanted to appo : a'man aud. a. staff in London and ... New 'Zealand, at a total cost .of; £2111(1. Mr. Burrell thought it would be better to..form an association first, and then they, could send a man Home with some credentials: Mr. Campbell pointed out that the conference"was not'representative of the. Whole of. New Zealand. How was. that? —Mr. .Wilson said that Mr. Lysnar had lectured in only six or seven places, and from each of these delegates" had been sent.. , ' . , ' .." ... .Mr. H. J.'Booth asked what guarantee thAy. could give that the docks would be* used, .if'the improvements were made? —Mr." Wilson'.'sajd .that .they could give no'guarantee. He thought eventually, the docks would bo wholly used becapise they, were" the most convenient. . Mr: Perrett asked if the conference discussed'tile port dues in the' Dominion? Ships" had'to,pay dues,at each port they called at here,'and these came. back on to tho .producer—Mr. Wilson said' the conference -had not - discussed that sub-, ject. Ho further said-thero was always trouble about the shipping", charges between the. freezing companies and tho shipping, companies. ~ Mr.' D. H/ Guthrie, M.P., pointed out that a 1 representative' sent Home would have control-''of only 15 per.-cent. - ■Mr. Bramwell asked Mr.' Wilson if he thought.'it was- likely, a Producers' Association would bd'formed?—Mr. Wilson thought 1 ' so!--*' '' . : " '' " ' .'Mr. Bramwell. then said it would bo best to. . form. the association firsth and let ,it''. sijnd' a representative Home.' • It ift& time such an association was 'set up. N.ew Zealand had lost, large., sums of money in the past owiiig to the absence of sucli an " association.—Mr. Wilson agreed that, they should have an association, and that that would be the best way to deal with the question. Bnt it Wa6 r essential that they should move _ at once if 'the docks we're -going to be improved,' and send the representative Home. . . •