BUTTER MARKETING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 209, 20 September 1937, Page 14

BUTTER MARKETING

-PreaB Association.)

State Plan Opposed

(B s Telegrapli-

AUCKLAND, Saturday. Reusons wliy no further legislative action should be taken to control the butter market in the Auckland distriet w6re placed before the Director of Internal Marketing, Dr. F. R. Picot, at a conference held in Auckland after he had arrived from Wellington. Reprcscntatives of f.ho trade, which lnohxdes 12 distribuling tinna, submitted the cvidence tliey had obtained to show why thoy felt that the pTesent administration of the market wa? so efficient that no Government action .should be taken. - * Since the Government, by Orders-in-Counci] on September 4, eft'ected the stabilisation of internal butter marketing throughout the Domi_ion and fixed «

priccs which shcwed no variation from the wkolesale rates already ruling in Auckland under independent marketing, merchants have freely expressed the view that Auckland should be excluded from any control sekeme. It has been stated that Auckland merchants have arrived at an independent system of marketing which not only has been responsiblo for considerable clliciency within the trade but has also resulted in satlsfaction for the public. After considerable evidence had been placed before Mr Picot, it was decided in order to assist him as much as possible by simplifying material to be eonsidcml to ndjOfurn (tio confnrcncc unlil to-day.