Shipping Space

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 August 1916, Page 3

Shipping Space

v I-'OK OLIKKSK 111 nil interview with ;m Auckland Stiir reporter. -.i gentleman intt>tvsfo>l in tilt- cheese trade commented on the Pnit 4 i-ffect oil til.' :h"e-e r:l il CUot New Zealand producer.-- dec!in in j; to acr.pt tlli' '■ fi'<' 1 ill tin' Hoard ill Trade for tin- tubal exportable .suiplnr- Hi season. ''ft is worth while." he .-aid. "for larnteiv to have accept»'<i a halfpenny per pound less for their cheese from the British Board of Trade, npart from any question of desiring to help (lie I'.nipire. For one tiling, it was worth one halfpenny per pound h'f-s to be assured of receiving your money us soon a- the cheese was delivered to the freezer at this end. I know, of course, thht offers have been received from Louder, firms at 9d per lb for tTie output of some factories, but of what use is that if the facilities are not 'available for getting the stnet to Rngland.

"■TP the cheese had been sold to tip' Board of Trade it would assure ships beiticc sent here to iret the stock siwny. lint now the vessels will, as far as the war authorities' nrp concerned. K" to the country thai: is supplying the cheese, and it is just possible that people 'at this end may later on find it difficult to tret their butter and cheese away. Then there is another point of view that affects the merchants. ttn<' the vessels heen sent on here for the cheese, they would have wanted cargo to bring out, which would also he an advantage at the present time." To thoroughly understand the position it is just as well to state that last year one-third of the season's output in Nw Zealand was purchased at 7d per Ih by the "Bnord of Trade, and the balance in T.ondon realized higher prices. Tt is understood that this year, with private, offers of 9d per lb. the producers of cheese were willing to sell to the Rritish government at S-M per lh.. and that the buying nate was raised to Bd. which.was declined at the conference. As matters now stand, unless some fresh arrangement is uHado producers at this end will have t" Face the problem of Tottin-j: their cheese to the London market, instead of the onus heinjr thrown upon the Hritv-h Hoard ol Trade, which can secure the vesseV For such a purpose.