SIR T. MACKENZIE INTERVIEWED

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 81, 3 October 1921, Page 7

SIR T. MACKENZIE INTERVIEWED

BUTTER,, WOOL, AND MEAT.

(II TELIORAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

AUCKLAND, 2nd October. "I regard butter as perfectly safe," said Sir Thomas Mackenzie on being interviewed. "Britain's supply is far below normal, and the shortage is dive to Denmark sending only one-fifth of her .pre-war quantity, whilp Russia is not on the market, and Canada is not sending anything like her previous quantity. No butter used, in Britain comes up to ours in quality, but if one asked for a< pound) in the shops he could not get it. Some is used for blgnding with other makes, or mixing with margarine, and some goes to Devonshire, returning as' 'best Devonshire.1 Ariiuigements have been made with the Wholesale Co-oper-ative Company for sale under its. own designation." He expressed grave dougtß as to the wool market, so long as the surplus of uiu'equisdtionecl wool was so high. Germany was not purchasing anything like her pre-war quantity, and France was off the market, owing to having ha,d her machinery destroyed. Another fact was that the prices of woollen goods would continue high. Consequently people were doing without. Regarding the oablei that tha Scottish mills purposed to distribute direct, Sir Thomas Mackenzie said it would' be diffioult to cut out the wholesalers, who were the ordinary medium, of distribution . ' As regards meat, he said there was an excellent market for lamb andl light mutton, the price being about ICO per cent, bettor than that paid by the Imperial Government, but developments Would require careful watching by competent people.