DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[HT TELEORiPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] 1.1 YK- SB ARROW Cil AAIPIONSTDIY MASTit P, TON, July 7. The live sparrow Champion-hip fired at Mn-tmU'ii, resulted in R. 13uick with nineteen ki'ls winning in the shoot off with 11. Xitz. There were seventy-iwo competitors. MAY ZEALAND BETTER. AVEJ.TjINGTON, .July 0. The Minister of Customs, the I'on YY. Do'vnie Stewart, was unable to do more than make some inquiries while in tlie T’nited States togarding the possibility of securing better tariff terms for Xow Zealand butter imported into the Fiiited Stales, but lie discovered that il has a very high standing in the market-, and that American famr-rs fear its competition, even under a protective duty of eight cents [or pound. Mr Stewart told a ropres 'a'.a'-ive of the “Lyttelton Times" that so oaicrly is our butter desired that pejplc who came oil the heat, on which 20,000 boxes had been brought from the Dominion. at once made inquiries rrgaidiug the consignor, >\ith 1 h > idea of putting their heads toget'-'r to fei in a little private syndicate to buy a supply. “T asked !he Amene te. D- |.:i! tn.ent of Agriculture why it was so pop'd;.)', bin-ansi' their lmtlor seemed fo Lx; all light.’’ said Air fUevatt “They bid me New Zealand butter was very free from moisture, end was ktv pure. lt = (lavour. too. was excel 1 ‘ it." The Minister remarked that it michi be a trivial little incident hardly w );T1 moillinning, hut it showed the ja pi larity of our butter v-hen sever il Iticids who were invited to tea on a New Zealand ship made quite a point of I'cir.g sure uf getting New Zealand butter. They were not disappointed, and seemed to eat very little else.