LOCAL BUTTER EXPORT.

Northern Advocate, 20 July 1915, Page 1

LOCAL BUTTER EXPORT.

AUCKLAND, NOT WHANGARfcf

OFFER TURNED DOWN

The question whether the Whangarei, Hikuraugi, Parua Bay, Waipu and Waikiekie Co-operative Dairy Companies should export their butter through the Whangarei Freezing Company or the Auckland Freezing Company has particularly been settled in favour of Auckland. Three weeks ago Mr A. Rowlands, of the Whangarei Freezing Company, made an offer to a conference'of representatives of the above dairy companies, with the exception of the Waikiekie Company to whom the offer was communicated from the conference. The offer included the erection of a special store, Is per box to cover the total cost cf storage and export. Th:> Auckland rate was Is l%d. Mr Riw. lands, however, laid down the condition that the five companies mast guarantee- their output for a numbe. , of years. -■■ Tho alternative to accepting the Whangarei offer was for the com-un-ies to join in a proposal whereby the Auckland Freezing Company wouM extend its cold storage at its Auckland works, the dairying companies of the Auckland province to underwrite the 'cost : of the extension by subserlbhig for shares in tho freezing company. The local conference, three weks aji formed an executive to which the re spective companies, Whangarei, .Hikurangl, Parua Bay, Waipu and Waikiekie should forward their decisions by a given date. The executive met twice but no communication wis received from HiJturangi and nothing was done. • On Saturday afternoon, however, Mr Rowlands, of the Whangarei Freezing Company, placed his scheme before il.o Hikurahgi company which decided co support the Auckland scheme for tVThis determinaclr.n, it i~ assumed, destroys the brxsis of the Whangarei Freezing Company's offer. which was calculated upon the average 'annual output of the five companies of 30,000 boxes of butter.