Mr Hayman Sees Hope For Better Butter Price

Press, Volume C, Issue 29680, 25 November 1961, Page 10

Mr Hayman Sees Hope For Better Butter Price

(New Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND. November 24. The Minister of Agriculture (Mr Hayman) said today that he hoped for a further improvement in the British butter market in the next few weeks. Opening the Royal Show at Epsom, he said the recent rises in the price of New Zealand butter to 270 s a cwt meant that, instead of losing £170,000 a week. New Zea land was only losing £125.000 a week Mr Hayman said he believed New Zealand could look forward with confidence to the United Kingdom pro tecting New Zealand's vital interests in her negotiations to join the European Eco nomic Community. Referring to the promises made by the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations (Mr Sandys), he said: “When you cannot trust an Englishman there is no hope for the world.”

“This is no time for pes-! sitnism,” said Mr Hayman. “New Zealand has faced chai ■[ lenges before, as great as { those she is facing now. and has overcome them. “The stock here today are an indication of the vigour: and enterprise which have made New Zealand one of the most efficient farming countries in the world.” Mr Hayman said New Zealand leaned heavily on the Auckland province and it was not beyond the Auckland province to bear the load. The province carried 63 per cent, of the national dairy herd and produced 64 per cent of the butter. It carried a third of the total number of beef cattle and was responsible for 40.8 per cent of all lambs killed. "Officers of my department believe the possibility of increased production in NewZealand is <ery real,” said Mr Hayman, “and this applies particularly to the Auckland province. “It is estimated that by 1980, sheep in this province will have doubled in number, and that before long you will have 27 per cent more cows and that beef will have increased by half.

“I believe it is not only possible to produce more, but to produce it in better quality.”

Liner On “Variety” Voyage

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. Nov. 24. The 30.000-ton liner Iberia called at Auckland today, making the first stop on her “variety” voyage which will take her to Suva. Honolulu. Acapulco (Mexico). Panama. Colon. Curacao, Trinidad. Lisbon and London, where she is due on December 27. The liner has 885 passengers in transit and there was a big call on shore bookings for tourist trips to Rotorua and Waitomo.