Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1738588467

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-115043

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

Place of publication:: Nairobi

Publisher:: East African Standard

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: VI, 337 Seiten; Ill.

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. General

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PART V. J In all these markets the principle of auction was the guiding factor; and they were all managed by salaried market masters. There were of course open markets, in addition, managed by either a salaried market master or a lessee, the latter system however leading to fraud and neglect of care of markets. Mr. KIRKHAM said that in Zanzibar, Government took 259% of the clove production by way of duty, and this percentage of the cloves was sold by Government auction once a week. Apart from this auction, conditions in regard to marketing in Zanzibar were extremely unsatisfactory. The small shopkeeper, who holds a licence, was the chief supplier of small commodities, and he encouraged the nutives to mortgage their clove harvest. Licences were necessary mu order to sell cloves, copra, coconuts, ete., but anyone could obtain a licence for a nominal fee, and the number of licences were too great for careful supervision to be exercised. A reduction of middlemen was very necessary in Zanzibar, and he would be glad if other delegates would advise him as to the best method of effecting this. Mr. SIMPSON advised that cloves should be taken out of the ordinary category of Agricultural products, and that a special licence should be necessary, say, of £5, in order that a man might be allowed to deal in cloves. It would seem advisable to attempt to obtain complete control of the clove market and to introduce regulations confining the sale of cloves to specified places. Mr. KIRBY said that the essential thing was to licence the place of purchase rather than the purchaser. In reply to Mr. Wood, he stated that in most cases the produce markets in Tanganyika Territory were self-supporting. CAPTAIN SHEEDY stated that, in Tangauyika Territory, live- stock sales were controlled by the Veterinary Department. Definite markets or sites for stock sales were laid down by the local Veterinary Officer (with the Chief Veterinary Officer's approval) in collaboration with the Administrative Officer, and sales outside these regulated sites were prohibited. Such procedure was instituted mainly as a measure towards the control and eradication of animal diseases, and its success was now mani’ested by the complete absence of rinderpest in the districts to which it had been applied. He mentioned that European settlers in one district had opposed the scheme and were now endeavouring to secure exemption for European stock farmers, as they considered it too restrictive. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) stated that he was much impressed by the description of the marketing methods in Tanganyika Territory, which seemed to be in the interest of native producers and of commerce generally. It must be borne in mind, however, that commercial interests are constantly pressing for freedom of operation on the subiect of marketing. Mr. WORTLEY explained that the Native Tobacco Board was engaged in considering measures for the control of the native tobacco industries with the main object of maintaining the quality of Nvasaland tobacco. 26C

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