DAIRY CONTROVERSY

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1929, Page 5

DAIRY CONTROVERSY

MR IORNvS’ REPLY (By Telegraph—Press Association)* WELLINGTON, gepfc. .2. In the course of a statement in connection with the Dairy controversy, Air loins, Chairman of the Dairy Board, ( remarks- that the; .Secretary of the South Island Association appears to object to the Boai;dsripproving of the butter contract without consulting individual • factories:This is exactly what , the South ( Island, Association did some years ago- They agreed with the , exporters regarding Jtlie , standard of 1 . control: without consulting individual factories, and in fate-of ,objections from . representatives of 'the National Association -ijiAfhe North : The statement that the adaption of the finest grade,,as a basic grade'in butter >;• contracts, represents .v loss to the producer, 1 is of course farciai. Those who object to the basis'll at finest grade seem to imagine i .|that. i if buyers' were jotfering Is Bd^f.Oib/'ffbi-finest butter, and ,1s ..52d for ,first T gradp, then if the 'contract provided for first-grade as a basis, bnyers .would qffer Is. 6d for first “ grade-and Is 6}d for finest.' I The Secretary of,the; South Island Dairy Association and friends might imagine exporters are rouges, but we cannot think they Hold' the opinion . that they are false. - A ''*<■ Air lorns also says; that Mr Wright is making a mistake'when he says-Hie ,•). Board has approved of clauses ijl Hie ■ < cheese contract which provides foi 4 ‘ ; a premium for- finest grade, The Board t ; has not discussed nor has it agreed to ™ any of the clauses of the suggested *3 standard cheese ( contract. tf £7