NEW ZEALAND BUTTER IN LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 98, 28 April 1933, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER IN LONDON.

I was ten years, in the provision trade in England and I noticed that Irish, Russian and Danish butters were always pushed to the front by importers. While I was serving my three years' apprenticeship, during the winter, when "English butter was scarce and dear, I had to make New Zealand and Australian butter into lib pats (salt added) and was sent to Peterborough, Stamford and Grantham markets every week to hawk it from 1/2 to 1/4 per lb, as local farmers' butter. My daily average was about 3001b, and several other youths were doing the same thing. I think the wholesale price at that time for New Zealand and Australian butter was 5d or 6d per lb, perhaps less. I think that is good enough proof that the smaller towns did not get the chance to get our butter and perhaps do tnot now. I am certain that if the New Zealand Dairy Board got the right sort of men and canvassed the small county towns New Zea--land farmers would not be able to meet the demand for butter. As for the cheese, if it is like the stuff that is sold locally in some of the Auckland shops, they would be lucky to get 20/ for it. English people like good mellow cheese and beer for dinner and supper, and it is seldom oflf the table, and New Zealand would do-well to get some hints on cheese making from Canada. EX-GROCER,