THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 54, 19 March 1937, Page 6

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

— Pre*§ Aeiooi&tion.)

Close Watch Wanted $n Bobby Calves VARIOUS REMITS

(By Teleftsph

I WELLINGTON, Last Night. ' The Dominion Dairy Conference, heldk under- the auspices of 'thft New Zealand Dairy Board, concluded to-night, Many remits were dealt with, and io-day several addresses were given, dealing with onerous phases of the daiiy industry. The chairman of the board, A J. Murdoch, presided. The following remit wu earriedt "That all lorries owned by iannerA and used exciusively for.their own fermj purposes, should be exempt from heavy) traffie licensea»" The conference carried a rosolution urging the necessity of alteraiioa is the law so that no overtime should be paid in dairy factories when the pennittoi weekly hours were not exceededi The following remit, adopted by-ifchej National Dairy Conference at Hastingsj last June, was carried on a show ofj hands: "That in the event pf aj .premium being paid for grade, thersl , should be only three grades for butterd namely, finest, first and second; andj two for cheese; namely^ flnrt and! I Becond." | ! A resolution was carried recommond^ j ing the Dairy Board to keep a close! j watch on the bobby eaJf industry aadj to .take what action it . considered • ad^ visable, if the necessity arosa. ,The following remit was adopted. without discussion: "That tha Primarjr Products Marketing Department taka) full xesponsibility for all dairy produce from the date same is submitted for grading in .the various grading a^res, and payment for such, produce. b» made monthly' to .the* respective dairy eqmpanies." Remits urging upda ihe ' Govexnmenfc ' the 'necessity of introducing the bloek system of farm dairy instructioa - were carried without comment. 1 The necessity for placing dairy f eepfc panies on the same - basis as merchants as regards commission on manures was Btressed in a remit which was carried. - . A remit recommending the; Goven^ ;ment to fix the enid of the financiat yeBrj Jfor dairy companies was caxiied.' Mayj ) 31 was suggested for the .North Islandj land July 31 for the Southj