AN INCORRECT STATEMENT.
The necessity of having Government reports properly revised before being printed and distributed is clearly demonstrated by a statement which appears in the annual report of the Department of Agriculture. Mr Ritchie, secretary of this Department, states that "unless a very decided rise in the price of dairy produce takes place the prospects for this season are far from encouraging. Competition is becoming more acute every day, and unless vthe utmost care at all points is exercised in the manufacture of our produce, nothing but disaster may be looked for." It is obvious that the report was under preparation when the fall in the butter market took place some months ago. Matters, however, have greatly improved since then, and althpugh prices are not as high as formerly, there is absolutely nothing to fear in the nature of a disaster. The statement has already been published by several papers without comment, and if allowed to pass uncorrected alarm may be occasioned when there is not the slightest need for such to exist.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7925, 5 October 1904, Page 4
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174AN INCORRECT STATEMENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7925, 5 October 1904, Page 4
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