DECISION IN JUNE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 8, 31 March 1927, Page 1

DECISION IN JUNE

DAIRY POLICY SUPPORT FOR CONTROL PROMISE TO DEPUTATION ( Bpecial to THE SUX. ) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Much will be expected of the DairyProduce Control Boaj*d by many farmers after June next, when the board has promised to discuss its future policy after the return to New Zealand of members of the London agency. This promise was made to the deputation which waited upon the board today from the conference at Palmerston, claiming that it represented 112 factories, and conveying three resolutions. After the withdrawal of the deputation the board adopted a resolution expressing appreciation of the general support given the board in the conference’s first resolution, but disagreeing with the statement in the second resolution that the board was responsible for the heavy loss to the industry. WELLINGTON, To-day. It appears that members of the board do not. as a whole, favour the suspension of control even though recognising the wisdom of abandoning price fixation. Mr. T. M. Timpany’s effort to have compulsory control suspended and made absolute at the end of the season did not meet with success, his motion being rejected by' seven votes to one. Mr. W. D. Hunt did not vote in view of the board’s intention to consider the policy at the June meeting. The secretary reported that sales under the board’s instructions to' sell 90,000 boxes of butter a week, and 45,000 crates of cheese, had resulted in sales for the first two complete weeks of 186,870 boxes of butter and 96,203 crates of cheese at prices which showed a firming tendency. The secretary also submitted a financial report in connection with the sales of butter and cheese in various pools, together with their realisation. Details showed that the financial position as between realisations and advances was quite sound. Details were also submitted showing that the actual shipments of butter under control to February' 28 were 1.208,722 boxes of creamery 7 butter, of which 77.37 per cent, were “finest,” 20.75 per cent, first, and 1.88 per cent, second. Advances mad*? totalled £4,090,852. In the case of cheese, shipments under control to February 28 totalled 480.080 crates, of which 56.04 per cent, were “finest.” 41.35 per cent, first, and 2.61 per cent, second. Advances made totalled £2,440,135. CHOAS FEARED FARMERS’ HEAVY LOSSES SIDELIGHT ON DECISION (From Our Resident Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, To-day. Interesting light upon the decision of the Dairy Produce Control Board not to call a meeting of producers as requested on April 20 to discuss the whole control question is thrown by a man intimately associated with commercial and financial circles here. Many requests were declined by the board for a meeting of all the producing interests, but members would not grant these requests inferring recognition of a fear that if this happened, and the position had not improved by the date of the conferenqp, chaos would result, as many sections of the farmers are almost desperate. It is estimated by an informant that the loss suffered by the industry has been so great that it will only’ be fully appreciated a few months hence when the full significance of the position will be brought home. The commercial firms suffered greatly as a result of small advances and farmers’ inability to restock and renew the plant. He considers that amendments to the present Act would be no good because there will be no end to them. "The whole inside of the present Act will have to be torn out,” he said, "and new principles laid down before order will be restored to the industry.” It is believed that board members were reticent to accept Mr. Timpany's notice of motion yesterday because they did not know what Mr. Timpany* had in his mind. The crucial moment

will arrive when, after the elections in June, the position will be renewed. A cable received to-day states that on the London market New Zealand butter, after selling freely at 152 s a cwt., w is firm at 1545. SUPPORT FOR BOARD MASTERTON RESOLUTIONS MR. PATERSON SHOULD GO Press Association MASTERTON, Wednesday. A meeting of over 100 producers and business men, held here yesterday, passed a resolution urging the calling of a meeting of the whole of the dairy producers of the Dominion to discuss the present position and future policy. It was also decided to urge on the Government the absolute necessity for the removal of the Government nominee, Mr. Stronach Paterson, from the London agency. The resolution was carried unanimously. LEVIN ALSO APPROVAL OF CONTE* “STAMPEDE” REGRETTE Press Association LEVIN, To-day. A meeting attended by 200 suppliers to the Levin Dairy Factory passed the following resolution with one dissentient: “That this meeting regrets that the majority of members of the Dairy Produce Control Board allowed themselves to be stampeded by anonymous cablegrams from vested interests. This meeting is also desirous of recording its appreciation of the work done by Messrs W. Grounds, W. Bryant and J R. Thacker on behalf of dairy producers.” The meeting was the largest the company has held here.