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ONION BOARD.
Changes in Marketing Plans.
Changes in the marketing policy of
the Victorian Onion Marketing Board
are probable following a conference yes
terday of members pf the trade and
tho board. Tho meeting discussed the
probable changes, nnd after the chair
man of the .board (Mr. T. Conuody) had
made suggestions on what may- be taken
as a nucleus of the plan for selling next
year's crop, the merchants agreed to
form a committee, which .will meet on
Monday next to consider arrangements,
after which it will meet the board and
finalise plans. The committee consists
or Messrs. P. Borwiek (Coluc), H. Grass,
J. Noonnn, T. Shea, R. Webb, V.
O'Donohuc, M. Saltau. S. Purer and H.
Parke. The plans, it to believed, include
tho appointment of all merchants as
selling agents of the board, instead of
tiro few agents at present operating, it
being felt that the closer co-operation of
all the trade wilt ensure smoother work
ing arrangements, which will be of bene
fit to ull sections of the industry.
The chairman said that any scheme
evolved must he one that would give
as far as possible the maximum ot effi
ciency and satisfaction, and must not
favor any section of the trade.
AO the meeting of the board, Mr. W.
Henderson, who represents No. 3 zone
(Geclong). tendered Ills resignation as
from October X as a member of the
board pending a mandate from the
growers who elect him to the board.
A meeting of growers In Mr. Hender
son's district will be held at au early
date.
Silverskin Growths.
Plans for tho marketing of Silverskin
onions are not yet completed, lb was
stated yesterday that the feeling of tho
board was that beyond the licence fee
payment of 30/, no restriction should be
placed upon growers. It is expected
that a decision on this question will be
mado In the course of the next few
do.vs.
A meeting of the Onion . Marketing
Board last evening fixed the registration
fee for sellers of while onions at 30/ for
the ensuing year. The official price of
onions for the week was announced ut
3/ a case.
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