PRODUCERS’ CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3500, 31 May 1920, Page 3

PRODUCERS’ CONFERENCE.

SPACE AND SHIPPING FRI-SIGHTS. WELLINGTON, May 27. At the Producers’ Conference today, Mr James Findlay (Shaw, Savil Coy.) said he was unable to give information agro when the Imperial Govornmezir, conti-ol of iiisulatcd tonnage would end. Speaking for his own company 19 Ihough.t there would be ample space Lvailable. Mr J. R. Roper (Commonwealth and Dominion Line) said his Company’s war losses had been replaced by eight» larger vessels, and at the end of the year there would be two more. There would be space for 2,653,000 carcases per annum if the ships made. two trips 3 yea}-, :but there were many delays which were against that Mr G. B. Bullock (New Zealand Shipping Company) said if the producerg would only leave themselves in the hands of shipping companies he was quite sure they would be alsolutely all l'lg‘llf. ..-MrlFind]ay pointed out after providing space for dairy produce there would be available space for the carriage of 10.400,000 car-cases this year, while New Zealndfs production was equivalent to 7,000,000 carcases. There would in fact be more space available than col.lldpactuz'-:ll_v be filled. When aske.d to say something with reg‘ai'd to future freight rates to be charged by shipping companies he said there was not the slightest chance’of any information on that point being available at ‘that moment. Shippin_°.; companies would en~ deavour to give producers as cheap a rate as. possible. But when it came to saying what the freights would be ?he must say it was useless to try to ’ corkscrew ‘out of him any opinion at all las to what freights would be. . The conference at this stage -adjom'n9d'fOl’ separate discussion of the particular interests of producers, shipowiiers, fr-eezing companies and export-

' At the Producers’ Con.t‘ere_nce during the afternoon and evening the freezing 1-epresetnives and producers met separately in privat. Their decisions will be reported to the Government. by the Board of Agx-ic.ultul'e. They may be announced to-morrow.