AMALGAMATED DAIRIES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 31 July 1929, Page 4

AMALGAMATED DAIRIES

MARKETING SCHEME WELL RECEIVED (By Tele-ftaph—Special to "Tn« Mail") AUCKLAND, 30th July. • .Mr William Goodfellow, managing director of Amalgamated Dairies, Lim-' ited, when interviewed by a "Star" reporter to-day, stated that, despite the adverse criticism amongst the local agents, the company's new scheme for the development of Empire trade had been very well received by the dairy industry throughout New Zealand. Tha dairy directors, he said, realised the necessity for some improvement in the existing haphazard method of marketing and welcomed the proposal of Amalgamated Dairies as a sound, constructive scheme for the elimination of competition and the gradual linking up of the co-operative- dairies of the Empiro. Referring to the statement recently made in the House of Representatives by Mr S. G. Smith (New Plymouth), Mr Goodfellow remarked that Mi' Smith represented one particular part of New Zealand that unitedly opposed the Con, | trol Board's marketing policy, and his I remarks regarding marketing did riot j therefore occasion much surprise. Mi Smith's statement might best be answered by what Mr W. D. Lysnar, who had just returned from London, told the House on 17th July. !Mr Goodfellow said that Mr Smith's statement regarding the payment for butter-fat was not correct. The Taranaki dairy factories manufactured mostly cheese, and in the previous year practically all their output was sold •to London merchants, while the Waikato factories maintained their policy of consigning, with very gratifying results. This season a very few cheese factories had sold their output, and they had done exceedingly well, but probably 90 per cent, of Taranaki cheese this season was shippedon consignment, and the Waikato cheese factories over the past two years had therefore dona very much better than f.o.b. sellers. The butter position was somewhat different, and f.o.b. sellers over the past two years had had a decided advan tage. It was reported one London merchant made £70,000 to £BO,OOO net profit on New Zealand cheese last season, and that a group of buyers of butter this season had lost upwards of £200,000.