BUTTER PRICES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21462, 8 April 1933, Page 14

BUTTER PRICES

Sir, —Allow me to point out a remedy for the disastrous price of above, which reflects on town and country. The state of affairs could lie remedied within sixhours as under:—The main centres in New Zealand have price fixation boards and they automatically take it for granted that the price be based on the ruling London market each week. The respective boards should state definitely that while tho London market is under Is-per pound, no finest butter (which is the Government standard) shall be retailed at less than Is. The first and second grades could be sold at proportionately less. My contention is that if finest butter were sold at 4sd per pound, no further quantity i would be consumed. Why does Danish fetch such a high price over New Zealand ? Because the English householder will have the best (notwithstanding price) for his table. New Zealand should get "this apathy and sort of "what is to be will be," "things will right themselves." "it's world-wide, etc." scrapped for all time. Let us set our own house in order and, so to speak, "pull up our socks." We have such an opportunity; we are completely surrounded by water; no other countries to say you must not do this or that. • House Sense.