NEWS FOR BUTTERMEN.
MINISTRY OF FOOD PREPARED TO TAKE N.Z. OUTPUT. PRIVATE DEALING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. fßy Electric Cable —Copyright. 1 [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Thursday, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, June 16. In the House of Commons, replying to a question whether the Co-opera-tive Wholesale Society is endeavouring' to purchase New Zealand's output of butter and cheese, Sir W. Mitchell Thomson had no information regarding the precise tenor of the Society's negotiations, but the Ministry of Food was prepared to negotiate for the exportable surplus of butter to 31st March, 1921, on lines similar to those of previous contracts. The Ministry intends to maintain the existing restrictions on private dealing in imported butter. The Government has decided to take no further contracts for imported cheese, as the supplies are expected to be adequate to meet the demand.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1562, 18 June 1920, Page 5
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139NEWS FOR BUTTERMEN. Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1562, 18 June 1920, Page 5
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