DAIRY INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1933, Page 5

DAIRY INDUSTRY

IMPORTANT CABLE

message to n.z. board.

(Per Press Associationt-. Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, February. 15. It is understood the' Government and the Dairy Board have to-day received highly-important and lengthy. cable mesages from London, •• regarding the position of the butter and the cheese markets, which may have an important hearing on the immediate future of the dairying industry in the Dominion.

No official information regarding the contents of the cable messages was available, but it is known’ that the officials of the Dairy Board were conferring with Mr Coates on. the matter. The Dairy Board’s monthly meeting was to have been held next Tuesday, but there is a strong probability that the members will be called upon to meet at Wellington to-morrow to discuss tlie position that has■ arisen- . in the ' of - the messages received from Lonon. ' 1 ' . /

CHECK ON IMPORTS SOUGHT.

SERIOUS SITUATION IN CHEESE LONDON, February 14.. A deputation tepresfeiitiiifei,- ths ehee B omakers- thraughou t the country appealed to Major Elliott -(Secretary to the Treasury) immediately 4q consider the possibility of dealing , with cheese imports op similar lines, to those regarding meat, h A serious situation has arisen owing to heavy-stocks of cheese accumulating in Britain, mostly from the Dominions. Major Elliott replied that ho recognised thq gravity of the situation, which will he seriously considered.

TARANAKI CHEESE INDUSTRY GRADING AND TESTING MILK. WELLINGTON, February 45:' As tlie outcome of a'question -fished by Mr Poison hi the House a few days ago, dealing, with the grading, of milk at certain cheese factories in Taranaki a round table conference jvgs held this morning between tlie Minister of Agriculture, Mr, Macmillan, .-and l : Messrs Poison, Smith, Dickie, Wilkinson Ml.’sP., Dr C, Reackes and Mr Singleton of the Department of-Agriculture.

No decision was reached at the conference, which discussed-:the "decision of the Department of Agriculture to ■endorse the use of the cprd test as against tlie bacteriological test at present in use in certain Taranaki factories. '

RESTRICTING/ EXPORTS.,

WELLINGTON, February ,15.

Referring to the British suggestion that New Zealand should restrict, its exports of dairy; produce to Britain, Cpatee Btiid to-nightttliat any- such move could only be yoluntaary, iii accordance with .the'' terms of the Ottawa agreement, New. Zealand; had adequate protection. under .that - agreement.',' - ./■ 1 .V y , '' '.-,•••••

BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS.

PROPOSALS FOR. RESTRICTION.

(UrHed Press' Association— Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received Feb. 16 at lT.SSO'alrn.j LONDON, February 15.

The “Sun” learns that Britain and her Dominions have commenced informal conversations regarding the voluntary restriction of Dominion dairy exports. It is probable that the Dominions will arrange restrictions suiting their own convenience Britain, suggesting quotas. It is considered here that the Dominions’ own interests, regardless of British agriculture’s plight, will compel a restriction in order to safeguard their own export prices.