NATIONAL DAIRY ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1915, Page 7

NATIONAL DAIRY ASSOCIATION.

TUB ANNUAL UliETix:;. (By Our (Special Reporter) Palmerston X., Last \;„H 1),1« «f tlu. XaUona JJairv Association w !ls J> e l ( l i„ the lecture ball at the show ground on Tuesday, when Mr. A. Morton, president pros,,led over 6 large attendance „f fi'niv - ;Y' tIlL ' TO,K -' l,isi °" uf tin' pliairinan'd address, -Ml'. J. 11. Mark (Mangatoki) said mat Whilst recognising that under war Conditions it was only reasonable to ev-H-ct an merease of freight, which }„> considered was nothing compared with tbe increased prices received for t'he produce, be thought that there was an important matter of .principle involved ma.snnab as the executive of the association should have been consulted b y Wie shipping people before makin.r the increase. He believed that something might be done in the. matter of sending Hway butter and eaeese in proportionate quantities lI C pointed out tha,t all the butter bad gone, whereas 40,000 crates of cheese yet remained. Tbe report was adopted. THE PATRIOTIC FUNi).

In reply to a question l>y Mr. O'Hara (Norsewood), as to how much had (been subscribed to the patriotic funds by dairy factories as the result of the circut!le il assaciati °». the secretary stated t.iat the circular had met wirfi good response from factories, the majority of : which were paying their contributions direct to the funds. Only a few lundred had come to the National Dairy Association. - ' Various factory representatives present stated that they were contributing 'h per cent, of their output. I Later in the meeting a delegate proposed that the National Dairy Association should contribute £SOO to the wounded soldier's fund. This met with no seconder. i " 10 ti° n that the amount should ™ 'rr brought an amendment from Mr. H p. Forsyth t!ia;t £.io> should be donated. He did not think that the finances would warrant more. .If thev bad; the factories bqlilnd them be would ngrce to voting £SOO, but not while the directors had to give them promissory notes for £4oo' each to support the lissoeiation. Mi. Carton opposed any contribution trom the; Association, which was not a money-making institution. He favored individual contribution to-go forth as a donation from the National Dairv Av soemtion. Accordingly -Mr. Dash sang Ihe Grand Old Flag" very enthusiastically, while the hat went round, resulting m the sum of £SO -being collected. ■MAKACmS' SAJ.IAI»ES.

The chairman outlined the proceedings ■ n connect.'oir with the teonferfcoce of the factory managers' deputation^! i Wcejitiw of the Satlonal Dairy Asfoeiatron on the quAon of salaries. He stated 'that they Bad ngrced to an Amended fuimnl 0 h the basis of the .louthfand' award for cheese, whilst butter .was on a slightly better scale. It was considered inopportune to make anv iplteiatten'early in the season owing to the.-Wii-f and no request had been received from managers in this connection. He pointed out that the Taramiki Employers' Association had at last meeting passed a resolution agreeing to pay according to scale, and lie recom- 1 mended all delegates to do so when fi.v iiig siilflrles ifn" fufure-. ' , MARKjETIXO PRODUCE. Referring to the discussion that took place last; year on : the question of improved method in marketing produce at the London end, the chairman stated Hint, owing to the war, nothing had been done in the matter. The policy of consignment had been adopted practically throughout the Xorth Island, and proved that consigning pays. ITe pointed out that the. committee had incurred preliminary expenses amounting to £fl". and to tf'i« amount factories, so far. had only cpatributed- £6O, twenty factories alone subscribing. Delegates present considered fin non-. payment- was an oversight, and that tile matter would be attended to at ~ oneo. EXP.LOITJXO THE FARMER,

j Mr. Carton ((Vuru-Fairburn) referred jto f -he manner. ii> which the dairying people ,of tij'fl whole dominion t waije being exploited by sfile -.A/fcncies, especially of separators.. Tie, considered 'they los'nff thousands of pounds in this way. He said t'lmt he. had been offered .27 per . cent, discount to push a ctfrtain separator with Ills suppliers, so that the separator agents, who were not- philantrophists. must be charging at least 50 per cent, too much. He moved /that, in view of the increasing use of separators, the Xationnl Dairy Association take iiiipiediate steps to prevent, as.far as possible, the exploitation of (Jairy farmers by sole agents. He thought there were three ways of overcoming the difficulty: fl) The Oovorntaent might legislate. (2) thn National Dairy Association might -purchase direct ifroiii 'the manufacturers; and (3) manufacture our own separators. (Applause.) The resolution was carried. SYMPATHY, On the motion of the chairman, a 1110- | tion of sympathy was passed with all members who have had members of their families killed or seriously, wounded in the war. They were fighting in the de- ' fence of freedom. Farmft-s, he said, would be called on to make more sacrifices, both of men and money, but these would be given cheerfully apd willingly in the steady determination to carry, the war to a successful conclusion.