BUTTER EXPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 939, 8 December 1933, Page 7

BUTTER EXPORTS.

Reduction in Rates for Cold Storage. LONDON WHARF CONTRACTS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December S. As a result of negotiations between the manager of Hay's Wharf, London, and the Australian and New Zealand Dairy Produce Boards, the New Zealand board has completed contracts for a reduction in the cold storage rates on butter and cheese at London i wharves. Although the existing contract for butter had two years to run, the Hay’s Wharf authority has agreed to cancel the remainder of the contract and allow the reduction secured to operate from December 1, 1933. The reduction is of sixpence a ton, and in addition an arrangement has | been made that, instead of having seven days’ free storage, a term of fourteen days will be allowed for the six months, November to April, period, during which the larger quantity of New Zealand butter arrives. It is largely by reason of the cooperation of the Australian board that the reduction in the butter rate has been secured, that board having undertaken to place its butter in cold storage from December 1 in the .same way as the New Zealand board is doing. With this increased quantity, it has been possible to obtain the reduction agreed upon. The cool storage rate on cheese has been a more difficult problem, and it has been impossible to secure a concession in proportion to that on butter. After prolonged negotiations a reduction of fivepence a ton has been obtained. Taking into consideration the saving made by the increased period of free storage, the total reductions represent a saving to the dairy industry of between £12,000 and £13,000 a year. The contracts are for five years, with a right of cancellation at the end of three years. DAIRY SUPPLIERS. New Bill Will Limit Powers. (“Star” Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, December 8. Legislation designed to prevent a supplier transferring from one dairy factory to another during any one season was introduced in the House this afternoon. Until recently, this provision was contained in the regulations which govern dairv factories, but the validity of the rule was tested in the Court of Appeal which decided that it was unsound. To retain the present situation, the Government decided to incorporate the spirit of the regulation in the Bill which was introduced to-day.