AUSTRALIAN FARMERS GAIN £2,000,000
FROM OPERATION OP DAIRY PRODUCTS SCHEME. DUTY ON N.Z. PRODUCT TO BE INCREASED. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.} MELBOURNE. Feb. 21. The report presented to the Council of the Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories' Association states that the gain to farmers of Australia from the Paterson stabilisation plan has been about. , £2,000,000. After paying a bounty of 3d per pound, the committee had a sufficient balance In hand to make a rebate to the manufacturers of 7-16 d per pound on butter .which amounts to £420,000. Th e council agreed that it was imperative that the duty on New Zealand butter be increased to 6d per pound and 6d pes. pound on cheese with a corresponding increase under the general tariff.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3539, 22 February 1927, Page 7
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128AUSTRALIAN FARMERS GAIN £2,000,000 Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3539, 22 February 1927, Page 7
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