DAIRY CONTROL

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1926, Page 3

DAIRY CONTROL

(BY TK-r.ltGßAfir —lMtlt PRESS ASSOCIATION.] lIAWERA. Jan. 29. A largely attended emoting of dairy farmers and factory directors, held at Ila went to-day. was addressed by representatives of Ihe Dairy Control Board. Tip. meeting was held under the auspices of tlm Taranaki Federation of Dairy Knctori.-s. Mr i. AWinks presiding. Mr Grounds, Chairman of the Control Board, in reviewing the policy ol the Board, favoured the establishment of a Dairy Council in order to get into closer touch with the various districts. The present system of election was altogether unsatisfactory, lie xuhmilted 'that there had I -:en no change in the Board’s policy [toil warranted the view that the Board had Ganged its outlook so tar as the question "I roe

trol was concerned. .Referring !■> flu* criiiei-m. be -aid that there had been a go-id deal of concentration work. The Board only desired to arrange a satisfactory Ji tribution to I'm British market through the existing channels, and was arranging to lollow an nh-oluteL fair course hv allocating sueplies on the basis of the previous amounis supplied in various quarters. The Board's poliev was to have distributors in tnueii with' a central ollice. aril reporting daily as to bow the market was progressing. He denied the suggestion >t tiie alleged “Domination" Board ol Ihe Waikato suppliers, and deprecated ine tendency to bring the hoard into local squabbles. It had been suggested that the Board’s police of conFrol should he deferred. 'lns womd 1,0 fatal, and. he opined, would mean the loss of the control of the industry hv the producers. The members ol the Board belie veil it to he essential Mat they should he given a chance to eisplav the soundness of the policy Inn Ik* to re the industry, wind. womd be put into execution next: August. Other speakers were:—li. D. , isvtli (Taranaki). J. Fisher (Southland), and .1.11. Thacker (Canterbury AI embers of the Board supported i « policy of control and referred work already done in the producer!, m-

U,. W. Goodfellow (Waikato) characterised as absolute rubbish the ' alk a. Waikato “Dmnimuiee” Board. it ,n-.rod that it, was essential that tiu Board should he strongly supported to enable it to carry out its decisions. After a number of questions lmd been answered, Mr Corrigan (Hawera) proposed: “That this meeting oi <hm> producers recommends the ' Board to postpone taking absolute e >.<- u°! i„ (ho meantime, the tune proposed being inopportune. ’ Mr Purdie (AVaitara) seconded. \u amendment was moved by Mi Cocker (Rawhitiroa); “That tins meeting favours the policy outlined b> All Grounds.” . . M,. Dunn (Aitroa) seconded. On a division being taken. >•“ amendment was lost by two votes. j The motion was then tleclaioa i lived oil the voices.