Proposed Dairy Pool.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1922, Page 4

Proposed Dairy Pool.

KILLED BY SOUTH ISLAND. WELLTXdTON , June 9. In reply to questions rc-'cnr« 1 i Hie ih.-ri.-iou of the South’ Islaiitl Dairy As--ucialiou again-1 the adoption til' proposals or the eomi'ol of the marketing of dairy produce Mr liras,-h, secretary „f the National Dairy Association, said that owing to the opposition in the south producers did not have an opportunity of hearing the proposals properly explained. A special fiuniniLie <if the South Island Association was sol lip to consider the matter,_ hut the committee made a non-committal report setting out details of the .control proposals to a meeting of the association. After the North Island delegates, who were present hy invitation, had spoken, o scold report was submitted,! rdvin ' tin. seal opinion.-, of the committee. This tenml while admitting the need <i improvements in the marketing s.-.ot.m v.as of a most destructive nature. Mr liras.-h -added : “It is a thousand pi lien that facilities' were refused to the promoters of the control organisation to explain the proposals fairly and squarely to all < onceined. A bairage had heeit set up in the South Island against the promoters and thus the producers had not a proper oppoitunity to judge the merits ot the proposals. Although I'uur-ifLhs of tic delegates at the ineeting m ( hristcliurch had instructions to vote against the proposals it was clearly widen! that a great number of them, allei heal explanation of the scheme, would have liked to again discuss the matter with their co-directors., Jot most companies had only (l,u ’ diieetoi present at the annual meeting. Such opportunity was not granted and votj,V, had to lie done in accordance 'wti instructions. In these circumstance! the result of the voting was a foregone conclusion. Kinally there is a note ol ilisineerit v in No. ‘2 rcpoi t of K sv-eial limit tee. It admits the licet of improvement in marketing conditions hut it. has Offered only destrurtivo cum men ton sound proposal! for that pm posy, and has not W l ' l '" any const i notin' help. U'e comm,He aKo suggests that the proposed arrangement should be submit led to the various dairv factories ... lull outline but the fact remains that, the pm meters of control were practical).' kept out of the various districts within the scope of the South Island Dair.\ Association.’ NEW PI.YMOI HI. dun-e 9 A meeting-of factory directors held i' Is morning to mecive the report id i,,,. t ,-s to the Wellington dair< pool eoulVrence. was attended by about ote- hundred. A motion that the question he referred to la, lory shareholders and an amendment that the prowMona! directors of the l’ool he a-LM to inquire as to the .wssdnlitv -da Nort Island pool were defeated. Idie meetin,' broke up without any resolution be in,7 passed. Mr Morton, t* e chairman s<-,,,-.| that the a’ tit ode <*f <V- Sonia • |. !, ,-t practically killed the pool.