THE PRODUCE TRADE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 April 1913, Page 5

THE PRODUCE TRADE.

WEST OF ENGLAND PROPOSAL. Mr W. I). Lysnar, of Gisborne, who has almost completed his tour of New Zealand on behalf of the N.Z. Producers' Association arrived in Masterton last evening, en route to Ekefcahuna and Pahiatua. In conversation with an Age reporter,.Mr Lysnar stated that the movement in favour of diverting the New Zealand produce tnule frc hi London to the West Coast" ports of England, and the formation of a British and Dominions Producers' Association, to receive and handle the produce through ilie new channel, was being well supported, and he was more than pleased with the result of his-mission, In> only one case had he met with direct opposition, and that came from the representative of a London firm, whose trade would naturally be affected should the proposed Company bo successfully floated. Mr Lysnar stated that, in view of the substantial support that was. being accorded in the South Island, it had, b. en decided to place Mr J. D. Hall, of Hororata., Canterbury, on the provisional Board cf Directors. This will give a representative for the South Island, while Mf Lysnar will continue to represent the-North Island. As s:>on as tiie required minimum number of -ahaivs <IO,OOO at £1) are applied for, steps will !>? taken cable to have the Company registered; Each group of shareholders in the different agricultural centres would then appoint o'.w of their number to act on an advisory committee. It has been suggested that there be two committees—one for dairy produce, and the other for meat and other produce. The-se committees would meet the two provisional directors, when the details of future operations would be discussed and approved. Lists are at present in circulation in every province, and Mr Lysnar anticipates that the response will be sufficient in. the course of a short period to warrant operations being started. In Canterbury alone, before he left, nearly, 4000 .shares had been applied for. Mr Lysnar said he was oleased to learn that Mr H. D. Hebenton, Secretary of the Farmers' Unig.rr, had succeeded in getting about 1200 shares applied for in the Masterton and Wairarapa districts. So far as he had been able to ascertain, the mercantile community of the Dominion had expressed not the slightest disapproval of the movement. On the contrary, some of these were volunteering every assistance itv furthering the project.