AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S; REPORT. r By Telemna-PreKi Aasociatlon-Copyrieht London, January 2. ; The cabled summary.';.of '.Sir George' Reid's butter report has aroused dissent in.Topley .Street.;■■..-..'., V.'' - Mr; ■E. ...J. Newton, a member of. tha colonial, committee, explained to an; interviewer that a committed of dairy members watchdd: the; trend. of the-'■.mar&t and visitod the stores; to inspect ship-, ments. „The committee isometimes called in soiling agents in .'consultation.;' and in : formed.sellers what it considered a fair working basis whenever the market showeda ohango in price "was imminent. '[ Tho cabled.summary referred to stated .that conditions:affecting the sale; of Australian butter in ■ England were very unsatisfactory,;' and -unless . -unscrupulous practices which ore' universally followed were checked would result in. permanent injury., A llargo: quantity.; of. Australian butter was used to rescue at a big profit inferior stuff manufactured ia Great Britain. Fifty, per cent. used for blending purposes',' and balaiice disposed of iindor names , approved by the sales-, man. • Sir Georgo; Roid; urged the necessity of a 60urid. system or grading and marking similar to that odoptd by New Zealand and other'countries'.- While other butters were well known, he did hot bolievo that 20 per cent, of the people of Great Britain-wero aware that 'Australian butter was' able to be purchased) ■