COMMANDEERED CHEESE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14139, 15 July 1916, Page 4

COMMANDEERED CHEESE.

POSITION STILL UNSETTLED.

(Feom Our Own Cokkespondent.)

Wellington, July 14

Keen interest was taken by members of Parliament in a deputation of thirty dairy factory representatives to the Premier to-day. The spokesman was Mr Morton, chairman of the Kiational Dairy Association. The Premier had ;been" confined to his residence since Friday last, and this was his first public business since then. .After receiving the deputation he immediately returned' home. His appearance under the circumstances indicates the importance of the deputationSpeakers represented- thai when the Government commandeered one-third of last season's output at 7Jd per lb, the remaining part of the output secured an average price of 9ki. "Tie deputation submitted that it would be unfai.to take the whole output at last set.v son's official price. Tho Premier's Tepl y does not give much assurance, but the matter rests finally with the Imperial authorities. A suggestion is being raised that insistence on a higher figure will vesxilt in the withdrawal of the Imperial offer aud consequent difficulty in shipping produce Home. However, the position is a long way from finality, "last year s arra.nge.ment not having been made till