THE BUTTER SUBSIDY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11047, 2 November 1921, Page 5

THE BUTTER SUBSIDY

MONEY STILL SWING FLEA IN HOUSE ON BEHALF OF DAIRY FARMERS. PRIME MINISTER’S REGRETS. A question in regard to the "butter anbekhr was asked without notice in the House of Representatives yesterday by Mr F. F. Hockly (Rotorua). Would the Minister for Finance, he queried, instruct that lid° f the -d subsulv on butter, arranged to bo paid to dairy companies for the months April to August, in order that the general public should be able to purchase butter at a certain price, be paid at once. . , ~ - , , “X would like to remind the right bon. gentleman,” he added, “that of the subsidy of 6d to be paid for the same purpose for the July to t Apri. period, scf was paid out from time to time, the remaining Id bein* retained pending the audit of the dairy companies* books. If this 2d js kept m hand by the Government till the completion of the audit of the dairy compantea* books, then it will mean a delav of six to eight months. “I can assure the Prime Minister that if be can see . his way to make thin payment, it will be. very deeply appreciated by the dairy farmers throughout the country who snpply the butter facories.” Mr Maseey said that he was sorry to hear that some money was still owing on account of hutter suheidy. .H* would look into the matter, and if it was possible to give effect to the suggestion, he would be very glad to do