Guarantee Wanted

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 171, 6 August 1937, Page 8

Guarantee Wanted

Our Own Correspondeni.)

LOCAL FRUIT "■ MARKET Lengthy Discussion By Growers SUGGESTED BASIS • * *

(From

WELLINGTON, This Day. Foremost among the problems confronting the fruitgrowing industry i» that of local marketing. ,At yesterday's conferenee of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation. coxssiderable discussion took place on this question, which was the subject of numerous r®- * mits from all the growing areas in New Zealand. The conferenee finally pass- , ed the following resolution after many amendmenta had been dealt with. "That this, conferenee favours the organisation of the marketing of fruit, both export and local, on the basis of a minimum guaTantee that will assure the produ'cer a reasonabla reward for his labour, the control to be in the hands of the producer in co-operation with the Internal Marketing Department." Mr F. R .Picot, Director of Internal Marketing, and Mr J. E. Thomas, as-sistant-direetor, were in attendance thToughout the discussion. They were afterwards uccorded a vote of thanks , for the interest that they had taken in the deliberations of the conferenee. The chairman, Mr T. C. Brash, said that the interest that they had shown was a happy augury for the future of the industry. "We have, I think demonstrated that it is our desire to be with you in promoting the welfare of your industry," said Mr Picot. "It has been pleasing to note the temperate manner in which the conferenee has put forward its suggestions to the department. We h'ave demonstrate/l that the department shall not slack up on this question. A lot of " work will be done by ns immediately, much of which will not be seen." Continuing, Mr Picot said that they would have to give consideration to others who wero also connection with the industry. There had been many faults in. the methods employed in the past in the handling of the trade; they would have to be. remedied. It was essential that every forward move should be based on a commonsense outlook and that sound consideration * should be given to its probable effect in order that it. should be a definite asset to the industry. Roferring to the provision of coolstorage facilities, Mr Picot said that the fruit industry was governed by the law of supply and demand.' It was obvious that chilling facilities were essential to its requirements. There would be no baulking of expenditure in that direction. He could give his assurance that caTeful consideration would be given to where the cool stords would be erected. If the scheme were based on sound lines, Mr Pieot said, he saw no difficulties in the obtaining of the necessary finance for the carrying-out of proposals that would bo put forward by the department. "We must have the co-operation of the growers, anl when we meet you again we hope to have something to report in your interests," he added,