SOVIET IMITATORS
'Slavishly Copied’ N.Z.’s Butter Boxes NO REASON FOR FUSS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 4. “Why this fuss about the Soviet imitating New Zealand butter-boxes?” asks Mr. H. E. Davis, of the New Zealand Dairy Producers' Association. “Ukraine butter has been packed in exact replicas of the New Zealand cases, and is not misleading anyone. “When the Soviet began exporting an expert investigated the methods of butter-packing in London and recommended the adoption of New Zealand cases and grading as the best “The Soviet slavishly followed this, even to the shape of the marks. The Smolny’s consignment does not differ from previous shipments.” Air. Norton, of the Australian Dairy Board, agreed that it was absurd to accuse the Soviet of disguising its butter :is New Zealand. Russia had no need to resort to trickery to gain the market There were 200,000 cases of Siberian butter in cold storage, reducing the prices.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 266, 6 August 1931, Page 9
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153SOVIET IMITATORS Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 266, 6 August 1931, Page 9
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