DAIRY PRODUCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1935, Page 5

DAIRY PRODUCE

BRITAIN'S BUTTER PURCHASES

[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.]

RUGBY. August 12

A report published by the Imperial Economic Committee shows that in 1934 the United Kingdom was again the world's best customer for dairy produce. In the case of butter. British imports represented S 5 per cent, of the total butter entering into the world trade. BACON MARK ETING. An order has been issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act into operation on September 7, the bacon development scheme which completes the plan of reorganisation of the bacon industry by the establishment of a Board, which will license bacon producers, under such conditions as it finds necessary for promoting the efficient production, or preventing or reducing, excessive productions. The Board will consist of 11 members, three appointed by the Minister and four each by the already existing Bacon Marketing and Pigs Marketing Boards.

DUTIES ON SKIN-WOOLS

LONDON. August 12

The Import Duties Advisory < ommittee rejected th* 1 F -llrnong-rs' Association's application f"r a removal of imported foreign -bin wool- from th*fi *-* 1 list. Th* 1 fe!’monc* i i s < onti-ml that unless imports are taxed, man) business-s must close down. Import era and users argue that as skin-wools are raw mat.'rial, the Government’s policy of not taxing raw material should op.-rato in this * as*-.