DOMINION BUTTER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27571, 13 December 1950, Page 7

DOMINION BUTTER

Hawaii Seeks Trade Revival Hawaii was eager to import butter and, to a lesser extent, cheese and meat from the Dominion, said Mr H. Tennent, New Zealand trade representative . in Honolulu, in an interview with the Daily Times last night. Mr Tennent said he was taking up the question of reviving the trade on his present visit to this country. Mr Tennent said that once Hawaii imported more than half her butter and cheese supplies from New Zealand. Now she had no trade whatever with this country. New Zealand butter was always in great demand in Hawaii because it was mostly made for export purposes. The United States, which was now supplying the butter needs of Hawaii, dad not produce, butter of the same quality as New Zealand. As it was not specially prepared for export purposes, it did not stand up to export and heat. Hawaii was also seeking meat from New Zealand, Mr Tennent said. Meat was not produced in the country, but a start was being made to establish sheep farms. Sheep were expected to thrive on the bill country. Hawaii, with its naval base of Pearl Harbour, was now more important than Singapore as a Pacific defence base. As it was on the sea and air routes between New Zealand and Canada and the United States, officials were passing through frequently. Hawaii, very much involved in the war in Korea, had suffered particularly heavy trade casualties, he said. As the United States had not been prepared for the war, it had sent the whole National Guard of Hawaii, consisting of 15,000 troops, into the fore of the fighting. These troops were insufficiently trained and suffered as the result.