THE PAST SEASON

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 10

THE PAST SEASON

AND ITS "PROFITS." In his the annual meeting of the South Island Dairy Association the chairman, speaking as to the' operations of the past season, said that they had been, to a great extent, very satisfactory. Production was well maintainc was a vel 'y satisfactory state of affairs at the present time, in view of +1 i? or ® a ® e the public debt and of the Dominion's commitments in connee«S? so ? cliers and their dependants. After referring to the progress of tho association, the chairman said that the! outlook for the. coming 6eason, as far as | could be seen, appeared fairly good, Before the Prime (Minister left for Great Britain they had to put him in possession of their desire to continue the existing contract, ivith the revision of prices and terms, if necessary. Canada had jot an increased price of fd., and he thought New Zealand dairymen were ••justified in looking forward to a similar increase. The sale of cheese last season had been very satisfactory. The butter sale had been made at a certain prieu wth a participation in protfis; it was then expected that the profits would be fairly considerable, and wo.uld bring butter up to something like a fair parity of price, as between butter and cheese. Thn position now seemed to be that there would he no profit?.