DAIRY BOARD
THE CHEESE LEVY
(My Telegraph- Per Press Assqe'jtion.)
WELLINGTON, July 10,
Mr W. A. -Leins, Chairman of the Dairy Producers’ Board, at present in England, was re-elected chairman at the meeting to-day of the Dairy Producers’ Board. The Board gave consideration at length to the question of quality of cheese in connection with which complaints have been made 'that the general grade of exports in the season just concluded allowed a serious decline over that of the previous year. Mr W. M. Singleton, director of the dairy division, was present at the meeting of the board by. request.
A resolution passed at the Hamilton. conference had been referred to the dairy board for development and application. The Secretary reported that an analysis of the vote cast at the National Dairy Conference show-
ed that factories representing 34,935 tons of cheese had voted in. favour of the resolution, and factories representing 13,013 tons, against it. Correspondence was received front the South Island Dairy Association indicating that if the resolution were to he made applicable and the premium system established, 'it considered it should be made on a national basis, arid not on the basis of pools, For separate grading ports.
After a very lengthy and detailed discussion, the following resolution was carried: ‘'That as the Board does not possess sufficient power to carry into effect the recommendations of the Hamilton Conference, it ;s pre-
pared to assist heartily in promoting a voluntary scheme in any particular district, which may have the effect of improving the cheese quality and the Board’s officers wo del be available to undertake work in this connection.’
It is understood that efforts will be made forthwith in Taranaki for an agreement to he reached on a voluritarv basis to apply to the scheme. Under the scheme all cheese would be levied a definite sum per '•■rate and the sum so received divided in accordance with the grade accorded ‘ the cheese, thus encouraging the managers to aim at high quality.
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