WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1924, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES.

A VICTORS START

(Special to “Guardian”.)

WELLINGTON', July 2

PaiTiainom made a vicious start hut week with the Imprest Supply Kill. .Members took occasion to air many grievances, hut it is doubtful whether the attack on the Government was iutended to lie more than a skirmish. Tin- Labour group showed considerable activity and scored one or two points, hut the vieiousness was simulated, at all events the Government bad the regular majority and pairs were gladly given. There i- lil-ciy to be more of a real text, on the Address-in-Rcply. "ben Mr Willard's mi-eonlideiiee amendment comes up for decision. The pro-peet lias become very interesting because ii is stated that Mr F. .1. Rolle>toil, who voted with the Government on the Imprest Supply Hill, i- likely to take up an independent attitude. ! I is reported that Mr Rolleston absented himself from the Reform caucus last week, and that lie i- likely to vote against the Government on Mr Wilford’s test motion. During 1 lie recess Mr Rolleston declared his into 11 1 ion of judging public (|tlcstiolls from the view point of the country and not the party call. Wo have heeome used to members who. tallowing the example of Sir Joseph Porter ol 11..M.5. Pinafore lame, can say, "I always voted at my Party's call. and never thought of thinking for mysell at all." Should Mr Rolleston decide to vote against the Government the majority of Reform will be reduced to one. The debate on the address will he a lengthy one and is certain lo he full of reerimiiiat ions. It will nevertheless he interesting in view of the possibilities.

TIIF WINTER SHOW. Wellington's winter slum is to he something more than a lucre show, for ii is to he continued over I In- whole of next week, and will partake of the nature of a carnival, for the Wellington Winter Racing will lie held oil two days of next week. When the show was lir-1 mooted it. was not received with enthusiasm, but the promoters persevered, and eventually enlisted the good will and active support of finite a number of business oeople who organised the whole affair and arranged for adequate linanee. There is now a strong probability that ihe undertaking ’will be a success. I iilortiinately it is impossible to hold the show under one roof and so it will lie divided into three parts. There "'ill he the show proper as generally understood, a show of mnmtfaetures and machinery which will hi- the special care of the Wcllingten Industrial Association, and the Olympia Show, which will be an exhibition of motor cars under flic supervision of tile Auloimible Association. Jumping contests and sheep dog trials are to be held in some of the parks and suburban open spaces. Tin* raei s will bring plenty of visitors to tin- oily, who will find plenty of entertainment, and if they lire of wlial the city can oiler they can always fall back on Parliament. DISPARITY IN BUTTER PRICES.

I:i March and April last, Danish butter prices advanced while the quotations for New Zealand remained practically unchanged, and the disparity in Ihe values of the two butters caused eoiiridcrnhle concern. Danish butter was making 2>s pro- cwl more than New Zealand, while to-day th“ liill'ereiiee is only about os. When the bigger dilferenee was in evidence producers wore naturally wondering what was the cause of if and wen- ready to blame the Tooli-y Street merchants. When the disparity was first noted tie- New Zealand Dairy Produce Exporters' Association wrote to the Now Zealand Dairv Produce Importers’ Association asking for an explanation and tho reply dated May 22 states:— ’.'\Yo ecu quite understand the concern caused in New Zealand owing to the disparilv in price between their butter and Danish, Imt the rc-a-on given by the newspapers as reported in your cab!- c hows an entire lack of knowledge as to the actual cause. Tinvery big. and we might sav alarming, disparity was entirely owing to the fact that Denmark was able to export their surplus butter to Germany and America, and consequently did not have nearly MifiieieiiL for their regular weekly English demand. \Ye should make it clear ro you that there is, and always has been, a regular weekly on: put for Danish in ibis country, and Den mark having lla.l .-noil very limited quantities available, owing toother operators, the Danes were consoquontlv able to keep the price for these

small quantities oil a par with values they were ohtaininp in these other directions.