DUTY ON BUTTER
SMPGMT3 'INTO AUSTRALIA. SM9PMENTS FROM DOMINION. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT URGED (Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This _ Day. In, reply to a deputation representing the producers, the Minister of Markets (Mr Patterson) said the matter of" tariff and reciprocal arrangements with New Zealand concerning the importation of New* Zealand butter to Australia was under consideration by Cabinet. It was probable that the Minister would .proceed to the Dominion at an early date to confer with the New Zealand Ministry on the matter. The deputation that dairy farmers throughout Australia were concerned about prospective importations by speculators of New Zealand butter. The increased duty came into operation on June 15 and already there was New Zealand butter in cool Stores in Australia wariting sale at prices below those ruling for Australian butter.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 86, 21 January 1928, Page 5
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