S.A. DAIRY ASSOCIATION
'1 he monthly meeting of the South Auckland Dairy Association was held in Hamilton yesterday, Mr George Buchanan, chairman of Thames Valley Co-ojH'rative Dairy Company, Ltd., presiding. It was decided to recommend associated companies to make an advance payment to suppliers tor September butter.fat at the rate of Is 2d lb for butter, Is 4d lb for cheese, and Is Gd lb for dried milk. It was indicated that a further substantial reduction would be recommended again next month unless the National Government at once appointed Mr Ellison, the dairy producers' official representative in London, to negotiate, in conjunction with the High Commissioner, with the Imperial Government for the sale of the coming season's butter and cheese. It was stated that the apparent inaction of our Government was most unsatisfactory to all concerned, and would prolablv result in considerable loss to the country. As this matter had now been dragging on since last April the Association resolved to forward a stronji protest to the Hon. I). H. Guthrie.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13886, 11 October 1918, Page 4
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