SALE OF DAIRY BUTTER

Chronicle (Levin), 30 July 1946, Page 7

SALE OF DAIRY BUTTER

— Press Association

.AT HALF COUPON VALUE

By Telegraph-

WELLINGTON, July 29. A further measure dosigued to increase experts of factory butter to Britain, was announced today by the Miuister of Supply, llon. D. G. Sullivan, wlio said that from August 5, dairy butter may be sold by licensed retailers to their registered customers at lialf tlie coupou value of factory butter, tliat is, at the rate oi oue pound of dairy butter against each valid but- ! ter coupou. i\lr. Wullivan added that, | willi tlie co-operation oi' traders aml j farmers, tlie scheine shouJd result in tlie} release of a .snbstuntial amounl of fac- } tory butter from local sale 10 export. j "1 may say that tlie Government has l been eonsidering for some timo placing dairy butter at a discount as far as couj)ons are concerned, but it was I doemed desirable first to give a full j trial lo tlie aiternative measure of Ihe t collection of all available farni butter] for use in inanufacturing, " the Minis i ter said. " It has been found, howeve'r, j that in many country districts dairy; butter can, for dift'erent reasons, be| utilised only for household consumption and in these districts the retailer has 1 been unable to find purchasers for tlie product at the same coupou value as {. factory butter. As tlie result an 1111 ! known quantity has been sold privatelv j without coupons, while some household- j ers have, in addition, continued to draw their full rations of factory but ter. Under the new system the niakcrs of dairy butter are urged to sell to storekeepers who in tuni should have 110 difiieulty in disposing of the butter at linJf Ihe ordinarv couiion value. If this is done, tlien for every pound of dairy butter sold, lialf a pound of fac tory butter will be released for expbrt. I ani conlideut those concerned will give their full support to this further move to save more butter for Britain." Mr. Sullivan said rationing officers had received full iustmctions 011 the working of the new system and those country stores and others who were able to liandle the product should eomniunicate with their local rationing officers to aseertain the . approved rnethod of keeping check on quantities hanclled. .