BUTTER SUBSIDY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 398, 12 August 1921, Page 5

BUTTER SUBSIDY.

CEASES AFTER THIS MONTH. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 11. The Minister tor Agriculture attended a ] conference at Wellington on Wednesday ol representatives of butter mauuf.iytui. r. throughout l:ie Dominion Hie DirectorGenera! of Agriculture and the Controller of the Imperial Supplies Dcpariaieu- y.ere also present. A general discussion look place on all aspects of the question ol local tup ter supplies, together with various points in connection with the arrangements a present - in, force on these points. U as stated by.the Minister to-day that a. satis faptory agreement had been armed at in reference to the local, butter supplies after the present price htcing terminates on the 31st inst. Ibo MmiAer finally announced that from beptemb. the subsidy to keep the retail prices aG present level, would cease, and the butte, factories would be given a free unarket. Ho made ir clear that the present hnaueui &50. such pl.al a . d Tic subsidy was entirely unwarrantable, am local prices must find their own level. U was necessary, however. Tor futloi tsi U) hell at no more than a fair and pro o ,r‘ee having regard to current market due’s As regards the retail prices to the Lie » comt.a.rcd «j.h *• values tluit matte.' would receive attention esS-llv in view of what had happened especially i 'n,i H .announcement °?m market. . cmlitiour. t.J.d H«J W-J "'"iinr*’o„W J things «rk ;;;SS r L a.« mwx ,h » ****•”■ INCREASED PRICE IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, August 11. The Profiteering Court h™ ] p ™. ro j ail price of butter by lid pu lb. Association. .