MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 281, 30 April 1914, Page 8

MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCE.

IM;\ !I!TA.\T COXKEKKXCE .1:' !i.\ v\'l-.j.A. C.!A.Ni;K,S ....(JI'MED AT home. q; KSTIO.N OK OIiADIXU MILK. J!y 'fclegrapn -I'ivss Association. Jliiwcru, Last An important Hireling of representatives ol iJuiiv eoinpan.es of Hie L\ortli .Inland »v«h iiel<l «. !i,:\ie:u to-uny to commlei Uio question of companies taking joint action to swure I>.-tter mark: ling methods for their daij-y produce in the nmrkvl.s of tin? world. The meetiii;. was convened l>v tliii Sou tli Taranak' Dairy c(iiii|i::ni'!'«, who.su output valuI'o doiiy produce approximate-; £700,110) sterling lor tln.l year. Kifty-ono li.iirj ficloni'.i were represented. and ,\lv. •l,U'oli .Marx (.Uangatuki) pitsidul. The chairman .ind several spoi'.o'/s spoke of Llii; present methods of handing prodac l .. in the ll.mie land. <111:1 •II tne spankers cxpre-sed their dissatisfac.,.Ji; uitli tin: existing system.. .Mr Forsyth (Eltiiam) moved: "Tluu this meeting of dairy representative* of the North Island of Xcw Zealand desire to express their dissatist'ajfon with the present methods of the m.i.'kcliiigl of their uairy produce, and considei thai the time is now ripe for devising son;-.' improved scheme which will un'.'e the whole of tie.' producers and establish some plan uf control calculated to securu more satisfactory results than at present obtaining." Mr. Yorke (Wlienuakura) seconded the motion, whjch was carried on *.nimously.

Jt was decided that the policy of Ifene marketing should be confined to opui consignment and selling. Mr. Forsyth (Eltlmin) proposed, "Thai with a view to advancing the objects of this meeting a representative committee of North Island dairy companies l '" set up to draw up a 'practical scheme for marketing butter and cheese, <ind (lift the committee's proposal be .mbmittul to the dairy companies of the Domini in not later that May 31st, and that a Meeting of accredited representatives ol Dominion dnjry companies be, held at. Palmerston North on Wednesda)', June 17th, to deal with the committee's report."

Mr. Priest (Kketahuna) seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

Tile following committee was appj nted:—Messrs \vise (Eketahuita), liamt (Wanganui), Deatli (Ilttweiuj, Whittaker (Rongotea), Moncrieff (Wairnrapa), Forsyth (Eltham), Marx (Mangatokij, Morton (National Dairy Association), Powdrell (Kaupokonu'i), Hubbard (Thames Valley), McDonald (Rata), Murdoch (Okaiawa), Coiitlo.M (Bell Block), Geary (AMrosc), Gooilfellow (Waikato), Strange (Tn Arohn), Corngan (Hawera), Batten (Riverdale). Mr. Morton was elected cnairman of the committee.

A motion was agreed to that it be a recommendation to dairy companies to pay for milk according to grade.