NEED FOR DAIRY QUOTA

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 November 1933, Page 4

NEED FOR DAIRY QUOTA

PRODUCE FROM DOMINIONS MR, BAXTER STILL EMPHATIC. CANDID VIEW OF N.Z. VISIT. MARKET SATURATION POINT. iUuaou Pivss Association —By EWctrio Telegraph Copyright. I LONDON, Nov. 7. “1 am more than ever convinced that dairy imports should be regulated,” said Mr Thomas Baxter, who has just taken up the chairmanship of the new Milk Board, in an interview with the Press Association, candidly dealing with his visit to New Zealand. Mr Baxter said it was useless to regulate home, supplies without regulating oversea shipments. The prospects of improving the butter and cheese markets were poorer than before his visit to New Zealand. For instance, supplies of New Zealand butter and cheese in September and October were even heavier than before.

“I endeavoured to impress on New Zealand that saturation point in the British market had been Teached,” added Mr Baxter. “It is ridiculous to think that New 1 Zealand can continue to send unlimited supplies to an, already overburdened market. While I was en route butter in .London rose from 70 to 100 shillings, due to the drought in Britain and Europe, but it was merely a temporary rise which New Zealand factories endeavoured to represent was an automatic solution of the problem. The price is now a little over 80s; nevertheless the New Zealand and Australian tendency seems to be to increase production still further. I believe a reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent in the quantity of exports would return the same yield as at present. • “The New Zealanders treated me splendidly and gave me every opportunity of stating the British viewpoint, but they came to meet me in American cars. They must realise they cannot have it both ways. It is not unreasonable to wish to compete against the foreigner in the British market, but in the process they are crushing British dairymen. I am not satisfied they have given full consideration to finding alternative markets for some dairy produce.’! INCREASED PRODUCTION. GRADING FIGURES FOR QUARTER WELLINGTON, Nov. 8. An increase of nearly 25J per cent in butter and over 24£ per cent in cheese is shown by the grading figures for the three months ended October 31 compared with those for the corresponding period last year. The figures of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture show that salted butter graded for October. T 933. was 17,134 tons, and unsalted 447 tons, a total of 17,581 tons. For the three months ended on October 31, 1933, the respective quantities were 34.709 tons and 630 tons, a total of 35,339 tons. Cheese graded for October, 1933, comprised white 8299 tons, and coloured 4069 tons. a total of 12.368 *tons, while the quantities for the three months ended on October 31, 1933. were white 11.612 tons and coloured 6179 tons, making a total of 17,791 tons.

Stocks held in Dominion grading nortfi at October 31, compare with, those of a year ago as follows: Butter: 1932, 8596 tons; 1933, 72941 tons.

Cheese: 1932, 6980 tons; 1933, 8074 tons.