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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 January 1921, Page 4

The "I-Viiding Star" stales that the Government lias purchased twe: properties from llr E. Short, of-Paro-rangi, for soldier settlements. One if Almadale Farm of 187 acres, on the Oroua river behind Parorangi homestead,- and the other is a 172-acre property on the Colyton road. The cost, of grading butter and cheese, hitherto borne by the Government, will in future be charged to the dairy companies. The charge for grading will be by levying an. imprest of Id per box on butter and 1 l-3d per crate on cheese. The gradings for 12 months ended December 31 were 251,156 boxes of butter and 214,757 crates of cheese. This produce would have given a return to the Government for grading services of, approximately, £1650 to £I7OO per annum. Discussing the reasons why the sheep farmers should be the exclusive owners of all freezing works, as the milkers are of all butter factories, a Manawatu farmer says that every freezing company makes more out of the stock put through their hands than falls to the lot of the producer. To slaughter a sheep or a bullock they have simply to hand over the price of the tongue, and, in addition to freezing charges or profits on sale, they take the pelt and the manure as a bonus. Those companies which close a high profit. ' _ iir William Goodt'ellow, of Hamilton, according to the "Now Zealand Herald," states that the equalisation of supplies of butter is at present a vexed question, and should have been taken up with the Primo Minister, to whom the unfairness of the position has been made perfectly clear, and he has promised a definite reply in the near future. Incidentally it may be mentioned that those dairy factories who supply butter to their own farmer shareholders and milk suppliers feel that they should participate in the subsidy of 3d per lb, paid by the Government to concerns which the local market. In other words, tho farmer should be paid 3d per pound bonus on the butter he sells to himself. The Government has refused to agree to this proposal.

W. JBNSON REGISTERED PLttMUER, SHEET-METAL WORKER, DRAINLAYER, ETO All Requisites Stocked. Address.*--OXFORD STREET, LEVJN IVERYBODY'S fIAFE. Under new management). HIS Oafe will be run m L future with every care and attention. Meals at all hours. All kinds of Grills on the menu. Open from 8 a.m. till 10.30' p.m. daily. A TTNIGHT AND BUTCHERS, OXFORD STREET, For PRIME BEEF, MUTTON, PORK Give Us a Trial. AND SMALL GOODS.