BUTTER SHIPMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 296, 13 November 1937, Page 5

BUTTER SHIPMENTS.

LOADING DELAY. MR NASH’S STATEMENT. WELLINGTON, Nov. 13. Figures in the possession of the Minister of Marketing, Hon. W. Nash, do not indicate that there, has been any delay in loading New Zealand butter for shipment to the London market. These figures were given by tlie Minister in an interview last evening, when he was asked to comment on a cablegram from London, stating that the President of the Board" of Trade in tlie British Government, Fir Oliver Stanley 7, had- said that delayed loading in New Zealand was one of the factors preventing increased imports. “Mr Stanley’s statements are generally correct,” the Minister said, “but possibly the cabled message does not give accurately his comments on tlie present position.” Mr Nash quoted the following figures to give a comparison of butter shipments to London and quantities held in store between this year and last year:—

“These figures show that shipments in September and October were down by only 484 tons on the figure for the same months of last year,” tlie Minister said. “The quantity afloat at November 1 is 2178 tons greater this year than it was last year, and at the same time the quantity, in store in New Zealand shows a decrease of 3000 tons. This hardly indicates delayed loading or any delay at all in shipping our produce to the London market.”

An increase of 141 tons of butter as compared with the corresponding month last year is reported from the Mann'gatapere Dairy Company (North Auckland) in its return for October. Production this year totalled 151 tons, against last year’s quantity of 136 J tons.

1936 1937 Tons Tons Sept, shipments 12,050 10.846 Oct. shipments 10,536 11.256 Afloat on Nov 1 13.454 15,632 In store in New Zealand on Nov. 1 13.060 10.000