THE BUTTER TAX

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 8

THE BUTTER TAX

% h ■'.;■ Amounts to-be; eefunb-ed. ■•: Another question relating to the but-. Li' levy-was'answered in ' the House o'f. yesterday.- '. ,' JO;.;'::" Mr." , : Okey.' asked the Prime Minister: l-.J,:. (I) Whether he will state to the House i, .tie -iposition of : tEe made by, dairy .factories- , for .the purpose 'of, tvL<.the : butter levy? ! (2) Whether ;,a portion ;X .'■•> ..of the "payment.ie to be refunded; and, i.-,-i ..of so, .what: amount? -,', ; , : Prime" Minister '.replied , : The' posithe. made by dairy.- fuc......:..toriee on .account of the biitter-fat levy.. • V: ; ' up to September 30 is as follows:—(1) ;'':; V ' -'Total amount paid by factories, .£306,257 ; ; v .'(2)' total amount.refunded to factories i■: aa compensation oii butter sold for local " , consumption! 4215,198; (3) total amount i. , : •■'. still remaining in' the. fund, 491,059. i>: -The distribution; of the . balance .of y :■'. .£91,059,. less a sufficient sum to be kept ('':'. in. Hand•■ to meet emergencies,, will Ije !■'■ dealt with by the. licensing authority i!' : . : arid the Board of Trade on. October 3, ''■- ■'' and further payments will be made prac- ■ ■ tically disposing of the balance.! remain-ing-in the fund. .. '; . . ' ••,