Over 4£d Increase For Dairy Farmers Dairy-farmers are tp receive an increase of 4.232 d pef lb. butterfat on the average/price ruling today, which means/that the basic guaranteed price ror the current dairy season will/be 25.907 d per lb. V / The wagesMw dairy farm workers are increased by £l/1/6 to £6/11/6 a week, less a deduction where board is provided. .An additional payment of 1.716 d per lb butterfat for but-' ter and cheese manufactured between November 1, 1946, ,and July 31, 1947, to meet the increase in farm labour allowance was announced yesterday •by the Dairy Products Marketing ComThe new guaranteed price is expected to yield 25.907 d per lb butterfat for butter and 27.907 d for cheese.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 108, 1 October 1947, Page 4
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