EXPORT CONTROL BILL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4609, 3 October 1923, Page 3

EXPORT CONTROL BILL.

. ' — ♦ ADDRESS AT PATRTONGA. t' SUPPORTED BY SEXTTMJBSr;- ® A meeting of farmers was jlheld yesterday at Patetonga to hear addresses on the Dairy Produce Export; Control Bill; ? Mr R. J. Christie was. appointed, to the chair, in. the unavoidable absence, of the convener of local Committee, Mr E. F. Wil- . kins, ■ The 1 meeting was addressed by SMr<W, ?>le (director N.Z.. Dairy g C0.,/Ltd;) 7 and A. fv H. -Rogers g (chairman Hauraki Plains Dairy Co., . I Ltd.)/ . ... .... ; . . . R Mr’Hale stated that the Opposition . to the Bill had made a statement to /the effect that one object of the Bill wis to wipe out the small co-operaitave companies, In order to refute this, he had pleasure-in calling upon Mr' . Rogers, who was the chairman of a t :■ small co-operative company, to express his views to the meeting, Mr Rogers expressed his pleasure . in being present at the meeting, and gave an interesting address in support of tie Bill. He strongly advocated. the dairy farmers, to vote in • favour of it, as he was confident it ( i would* <:.mean saying thousands of . 1 pounds? for the producers, He was ' j quite sire the?;BiU would assist an ! dairy companies, whether: small, or i large. It would ; enable them to ar- ‘ range for shipping on a more satisfactory basis and greatly assist H the inarketing of the produce througn beink.able to handle the whole of the dairy produce exports. • Mrj Hate pointed out that the N-Z-Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., had ' *. proved the advantage of being able to control their own produce througn ’ havihg a London manager, and instanced the case where the company had large stocks on hand at the en of itsj financial year, when the market was [weak, but by holding on to the stocks the company had been able to sell it prices far ahead of the prices ruling at the time of the annual balance.' Mr Hale: contended that the rates; charged for freights were too excessive, and by. being able to control all the. produce exported a reduction would probably be obtained. He strongly supported Mr Rogers in asking the farmers to vote for the Bill, and io make a point to see that theii neighbours did likewise. Several questions''were asked by -those-’ present and satisfactorily an swered. It ; was unanimously resolved to form 'a committee for the purpose of obtaining full support for the Bill. MrW. H. Blakeway, branch secretary k>f the N.Z. Dairy Co., gave a short address ; on general-matters of ’ , interest to the suppliers, and expressed his pleasure at being present as the representative of, the Paeroa office; He hoped the time would not be far distant when Patetonga would have road connection with Paeroa. A vote of thanks .to the speakers. . closed the meeting. ■ ; . . ■ stock Batesi. -