N.Z. PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1855, 15 September 1913, Page 10

N.Z. PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.

In conversation with a Dominion representative yesterday, Mr. "\V. D. Lysr.ar, of' Gisbome, made some remarks hearing oil his campaign to divert tho frozen meat export trade of New Zealand from London to tlio West of^ England ports. Ho said tho association was now an established fact, and they were now able to ro into the business part of tho matter. In Now Zealand about 13,000 shares had been taken up out of 20,000, and lie anticipated that -tho balance - w.ould bo taken up very'shortly. The management was controlled by a board at Bristol, but in addition to that it was. proposed to have an advisory board in New Zealand to advise tlio directors in Bristol. Meetings havo been held in various districts, ' and representatives of tho New Zealand board Jiave been inado as follow:—Messrs. J. F. Feild, Gisborne; A. B. M'Lcod, Martinborough (for the Wairarapa), AV. J. Poison, Wanganui; and Marmaduko Dixon, for Canterbury. ■X representative for Hawko's Bay lias yot to be appointed. Timaru and Auckland have yet to qualify for representation 1 , but it is anticipated that they soon will. TluXio names aro to be submitted to, tlio Bristol board, which will make tlio final appointment. By having a board in New Zealand, Mr. Lysnar- stated, thoy could more and in a considered and united way express thoir views to the head board at Bristol.• Mr. Lysnar also said that Mr. J. H. Hall and himself had also set up" a board of management, and that applications aro being called for the position of manager to tho Now Zealand Association. A meeting of the New Zealand board will bo held in Wellington towards tlio end of the month to select a manager, and to arrango othor matters, concerning the future working of the company. "An English manager,"' said Mi 1 . Lysnar, "has already been selected. Arrangements have been made," . oontinu'cd Mr. Lysnar, '"for Australia to come into tho movement on tho same torms as New Zealand, and recently representations had been mado on behalf of the'producers in Canada to also como in. This was favourably viewed, but furthor particulars were wanted before u. final decision was come to." Tlio statement of Mr. Percy Hunter that just at tho critical time of tho introduction of Australian frozen beef into San Francisco, somo of the retailers exhibited inferior, and even revolting, meat, ami labelled it "Prime Australian beef," was commented on By the Victorian Minister, for Agriculture last week. "Such an clfort to damage tho prospect of Austialian trade with America," said Mr. Graham, "was.one of the most unprincipled that had ever oome under his notice. What tho Ministry was anxious to sco was tho sale of Victorian. prime lamb and mutton in. Europe and America as tho product of this State.':. Canterbury, N.Z., meat had secured a lianio in the Old Country, and tho practice of somo dealers was to take the best of the Victorian meat and soil it as 'primo Canterbury.' Tlio secondclass meat was sold as 'primo Australian.' " Quinine will shortly bo much denrer, as the. result of nn agreement between tho European manufacturers and tho growers in Java of tho chinchona tree, from thd bark of which quinino is produced.