HONEY “CONTROL’’
MEASURE BEFORE HOUSE
WELLINGTON, Oct. 29. The Honey Export Control Bill, which lias been asked for by honey exporters, lias been introduced in the House. It is on the lines of the Fru.t and Dairy; Control Bills. It provides for the appointment of a board of control, one member appointed by the Government and two being producers’ representatives on election. Therefore the usual provisions for an election for a term of ollice.
The hoard is empowered to assume control of all honey' intended for export and may' determine the extent to which it .is necessary, for the effective operation of the Act and the fulfilment of its purposes, that it should exercise control over them. In the export of any honey, the control may' be absolute or limited. Honey over which the board assumes absolute control shall he graded, packed and shipped as the hoard directs and slmil be sold and disposed of only by the Board or by direction of the Board at such times, in such manner and on such terms as the Board, in its discretion, determines. There is power to appoint overseas agents and for the display ot honey at exhibitions or elsewhere. The levy on exported honey is one farthing per lb.—Special.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19241031.2.18
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9850, 31 October 1924, Page 3
Word Count
209HONEY “CONTROL’’ Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9850, 31 October 1924, Page 3
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in