EXPORT OF BUTTER

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 6, 2 October 1917, Page 10

EXPORT OF BUTTER

PRODUCTION SHOULD GO ON

A statement about the export of butter Was made in the House of Representa- . ■ tivw' last. night bv the Primo\ Minister, i Mr. Okey had 1 asked whether the Government had 'received any further' tn- : 'as to the intentions of the Impenal:.Government regarding the talcing i over of the New Zealand butter exportr The Prime' Minister said that in the [ last two, or three days lie had received ; two communications from the High Comf ' missioner von '.the subject of our butter ! exports, but he was sorry to have to say that neither cablegramwas definite, and therefore neither was satisfactory. How-. , ever, the cablegram indicated that the ' reorganised. Food Controller's Depart- !; ...ment was now seriously considering tak--1 ing over-the whole of the export of butter from, New Zealand. Whether anyr thing would eventuate it was impossible to 6ay. - Ho. had replied, asking for de.finite information as soon as possible, ! because already butter was coming into • store. "Speaking on my own behalf," i Mr. Ifassey continued. "I see no reason ■why production should not go' on; I . may tell producers that so far as the ; ■Government. is concerned we shall' doi everything vre can to find shipping space for produce nntil some satisfactory arraxigement is made."