NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20642, 14 February 1929, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

HUGE CANADIAN IMPORTS.

(United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) VANCOUVER, February 12, (Received Feb. 13, -at 5.5 p.m.)

The Western Canada Dairy Association and the British Columbia dairymen opened conventions simultaneously today, when it was announced that the question of the trade treaty would be discussed. The annual report draws attention to the growing feeling of dairymen in favour of the restoration of a moderate degree of protection in the dairy industry. The secretary of the National Dairy Council (Mr W. F. Stephen) gave figures showing huge imports of New Zealand butter. He wag instructed to obtain information of the benefit, if any. that the lumber industry received from the treaty. —Australian Press Association.

PROFIT TO NEW ZEALAND, VANCOUVER, February 13, (Received Feb. 13, at 11.45 p.m.)

The president (Mr Berry) told the Western Canada Dairy Convention, which is being held here, that the drop in the production of butter was caused by the loss of the 3-cent. protection through the Australian treaty. He said that in the past few months 20,000,0001 b of butter came from Australia and New Zealand and the tragedy of it was that Australia benefited only to a small extent, New Zealand, with which Canada had but a small trade, securing practically all the profit. —Australian Press Association—United Service.