DAIRY PRICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 October 1939, Page 4

DAIRY PRICES

DECLARED INADEQUATE NO PROTECTION AGAINST RISING COSTS. INDUSTRY CALLING NATIONAL CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Widespread resentment in every dairying district over the 1939-40 guaranteed price was reported by the directors of the National Dairy Federation drawn from all parts of the North Island for their quarterly meeting in Wellington yesterday. After a full discussion the meeting unanimously decided to urge the chairman of the Dairy Industry Council to call together representatives of every dairying company in the Dominion, with the object of taking steps to deal with the position. “The situation is very serious, and there is widespread resentment at the action of the Government, in every dairying district in New Zealand,” said Mr Arthur Morton, president of the federation. ‘Our organisation has been inundated with requests from dairy companies to take immediate steps to deal with a situation that is flagrantly unfair to farmers who are being asked to increase production and are given no protection whatever against constantly rising costs. “All our directors report an imperative demand on the part of farmers for a full industry conference as soon as possible so that steps can be taken to deal with the situation. I have never known the industry so united as it is today, or so urgent in its demand for action that will ameliorate,.present conditions. Our directors after discussing the matter carried this resolution:— . “That in view of the widespread discontent among dairy farmers with the guaranteed price for the 1939-40 season because of increases in costs, which are likely to have an adverse effect on production, the executive of the National Dairy Federation requests the chairman of the Dairy Industry Council to call as early as possible, a meeting for representatives of all dairy companies in the Dominion to discuss what steps should be taken to deal with the position.’ ”