DOMINION PRODUCE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 208, 3 August 1937, Page 4

DOMINION PRODUCE

HIGH REPUTATION AT HOME. MR SAVAGE’S REPORT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 2. Tlie high reputation enjoyed by New Zealand produce on the British market was £mphasified by the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) in an interview to-night. “New Zealand has no reason to apologise to anyone for tho quality of its produce,” said Mr Savage. “The farmers are entitled to some praise for that happy’ state of affairs.” Asked if he had had opportunity during his visit to the Old Country ot seeing something of the marketing of New Zealand produce. Mr Savage said lie had visited Smithfield to see how our meat was handled. The Minister of Marketing (Hon. W. Nash) had been in touch with Toolev. Street. However, lie had met some Toole.v Street people and the general impression lie gathered from them and other sources in London was that New Zealand, was gaining ground by reason of its marketing methods. Those responsible for the marketing of our produce appeared to be making .a huge success of the job, Mr Savage said. It appeared to him there was scope for the wider distribution of New Zealand produce on the markets of the United Kingdom by regular Shipments to a greater number of ports than at present. The bulk of our produce seemed to go through London. That was not very’ satisfactory from the point ot view of the provinces. For that reason he had paid a visit to Hull where he met representatives of the trading and commercial community. These people pointed out that a citv" like Bradford, which was a comparatively little way inland from Hull, had to obtain its supplies of New Zealand produce through London. Alien argument was they shou d be able to draw their supplies from shipments to people lie met at Hull classified New Zealand butter as -tlie best on the British market.. He realised that a certain amount had been done hv shipments to such places as Liverpool and Newcastle, but there appeared to he a desire foi regn lar and direct shipments to other part* of England also. Mr Savage said he was also convinced more had to be done hv way ot better advertising of New Zeeland produce than in the past. By adveiti nig he did not mean putting up * mf*er. He meant having someone on thu- jo who knew Nen Zealand conditions and low our produce was produced, one who wm familiar with the various stages through which New Zealand produce passed from the prnduct.cm o tho raw n-Ater.e.l on the farm- of the Dominion to the distribution " 1 ie ished commodity to the British oonS "if the authorities were able to do anything hv wav of films or lectures, or'by both, then it was their bounden duty to do so.