PURCHASE OF CHEESE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2609, 3 November 1915, Page 8

PURCHASE OF CHEESE

FOR THE ARMIES A BIG BUSINESS IN PROSPECT ■ ■■ ... — - ■ "sA Some weeks ago, the Prime Minister ■ stated that ho had had some corres-pondence-with the-Imperial authorities on the .question of the purchase of the New Zealand export'of cheesd for the ' use oK the British'armies. Tho idea . . then was that' tho New Zealand Gov- ■ -eminent should buy all the cheese at the ship's side in the same way as it now-buys frozen meat on behalf of the ■Imperial Board of Trade,' which body acts for the Army : Council in these ; : matters. - Nothing was -heard of the project .again for a fortnight, and Mr. Massey made the statement that lie : presumed from the silence of the, Bfiard of^Trade for so long'a period that tho scheme had been dropped. The correspondence had now been reopened. .; ■ Mr. Massey, said ycstortlay that he was not quito ready to make an announcement on tho subject, but hoped ; to be able to do so to-day. He had a /conference ; yesterday afternoon, liow- '• s everj • with gentlemen interested in. the ' " (lairy 'industry,- and it is understood ' that.ft-hey" .discussed the . suggested --scheme for supplying cheese to the order of the Army Council for the use of '•the'troops.. Needless to say, if the scheme materialises as is practically , certain, it will be a very big business, " though perhaps not. so big as the meat . purchase scheme; which is. now admit- . ted to-have worked admirably.v