FREE MARKETING

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1933, Page 5

FREE MARKETING

N.Z. DAIRY GOODS DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER I (Per Press Association — Copyright WELLINGTON, November 23.,

An assurance' that the Govcrnmen would undertake, as far as it could to see that • -serious consideration v given by the Dairy Beard to ii ; s pos sible step toward changing the ..-resent system of marketing in Britain. was given to a deputation from the Free Marketing "Association to-day by the Prime Minister, and ' the Minister. \cf Agriculture (the Hon, C. E. Macmillan!. The deputation announced its wish for a vote to be taken on the subject by all of the d'ir.v factories. The spokesman were the president ■of the Association, Mr F. Elliott, and Messrs T. 'M. Timpanv and W. G. Watts, the vice-presidents. . ■>/>:■. .'‘Like you, 1... am .to a great extent fogged as to .what "the Board’s ’intefiare,” said Mr Macmillan. “There, however, is a- difference of opinion to whether the Government comes at dll into this-” « , “Under of' the ■■ Dairy Pro* dueo Export .'Control Aet, 1923,” he continued, “fulV. power; ;p{ ..pph'trol was not given to tbe v ßoard, ibutj"apparently, some of it re.ste'diM';- lh? Govern®’General.” Recently, Udm iNumWstood, the Board has-'been advised'/,th°t it could function without that -restriction. He had not soen the Solicito"Oenerol about it yet, but he was. “sitting on lit-”' No doubt, the Board’s intentions were good; and its new proposals. whatever they were, were probably the result of > the visit of it* ie.hainm.tn. Mr Toms, to England. Fe thought that the deputation’s idea for a vote ,to bo taken , among the faMorb'T; was very isound. and he was inclin'd to ask the Board if thev had a'nv objection to ; that course bemg pursued. He understood from the. Board that it did not propose to. stop f.o.b; selling," but that it- was thinking <?f working on the London parity. “But I don’t .understand how fhev tell what the;, parity is going to be when their produce arrives,” Mr Macmillan .; remarked to a chorus of “exactly!” " “However,” he continued, “y'n lean be assured th-»t the Government will not'move, in th : i£' witbdwt.' a; , v»~ ,r ' serious consideration. T “'fuggest tb-'V the annual meet'nv.s of the various dairy should "vote on the question.” . 1 • >. • ' Mr ' Forbes said that; he agreed that the attempt made to-control the marketing of produce in th«. past had been very prejudicial to the interests of the industry. One had to be very pare, iul indeed before ; anything was done that would ahtagoitise the trade in, England. “I think the Board world be wise, before doing anything of th's sort that may haye, an/ important effect 1, on New' Zealand’; t° boo what the dairy 'companies think <of it,”-, said Mr Forbes. “You can rely on it th-t /ho Government will keep an .eye on the Situation, 'although, of course, the Board occupies a very. commanding position in the industry—given to it by the Government. We. do not want to interfere in its management of yo ir show without good reason. However, I think it will be safe in t>-e .*.iyOs of Mr Maomillan to see that an opportunity to express your opinion i s provided tp the greatest extent,” '

FREE MARKETING CONFERENCE.

WLLINGTON, November/23,

The Free Marketing Conference decided to name their, ..association; the Dairy Producers’ Free Marketing Association of New Zealand ine':rporated. The-;..' annual membership subscriptions were fixed at not mere than sixpence per ton of butter, and threepence per. tone of cheese. The calculations will be ’based on the oufjr .put returns for June, 1933. The minimum subscriptions will be £l, and the maximum £75. * ;

Officers were elected as follows: (President, Mr F. Elliott (Hikurangi); .vice-presidents, Messrs W. C. Watts .(East Tamaki), T. M- Timpany (Woodlands) ; secretary, Mr E, M< Edgar; executive committee, Messrs W. V allace (lluowai), . James Cotter (Hinuei'a), McCracken, Purdie and F. Par s °ns (Whenuakura), A. H. Hansen (Tamaki), Gould, Aj. A: Jensen abd Tither.