COMPULSORY GRADING OF PRODUCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2112, 21 June 1907, Page 2

COMPULSORY GRADING OF PRODUCE.

Y r ALUE OF CERTIFICATES . ENDANGERED. Mi\ J. G. Harkness, secretary, of the National Dairy Association', who returned to YVellington from a visit to Sydney on June 13th, while there bad an opportunity of discussing some matters of importance to tho dairy industry Avitli those in authority. Through the courtesy of _ tho New Zealand Tourist Office in Sydney, he Avas enabled to .interview'-the Hon. S. YV:,Moore, Minster,of Mines and Agriculture. The' dairying industry Avas discussed; in its varying phases. Mr. Harkness was principally concerned about finding out the views of the New South’ YVales Department, so far as compulsory gradmg of produce is concerned, and to endeavor, if possible, to induce tho -Minister to bring liis State into lino Avitli j\eiv Zealand. Mr. Moore admitted that compulsory grading in ;\eii Zealand had been jiroductivc of eminently satisfactory results, but, unfortunately, ho said, there Avas a class iii New South YVales Avliich ob‘ jected to the adoption of the system and tbe Government, probably as a matter of expediency, had alloAveil things to go in the old way. This ' Mr. Harkness said to a reporter tofe’,"' 38 *° be regretter, because the 1 roduce Exchange in London had passed a resolution declining to accept graders certificates as final in future, and where the buyer has rea“ son to refuse to accept a certificate tration' - matter to arbi-’ means pla m English, this means that forward” sales will hn greatly interfered with, and if something is not done by the Ncav Zealand Government to counteract the effect cites ueoo Ve ii and *° } l avo its certifiwiH be ■ recogulsed - producers . P° placed m a very unenviah!« where values have dropeffected +1 forward sales have been l)retcvt ’ I* 1 ®? ma ?> 0)1 tl'o slightest pretext, be forced to accept much lesser rates than they had originally bargained for. Therefore, behauso he Australian States interested in tho dairy industry fail 'to do till, *bnig, New Zealand, through fere l , aUl Tir of tT' IS 11,ade tile s^ ferei. Mr. Harkness lias brought tho matter .under the notice of Mr. m'i--Nab, Minister of Agriculture, and lio suggests that the Department of Industries and Commerce should get in touch AA’ith the High Commissioner, and request him to get the London iroduco Exchange to discriminate between of quality given in Acw Zealand and those from the Commonwealth. He also suggests tuat tlie Government should appoint a competent grader to act in London as adjudicator i u cases of differences winch may arise.