PRICE OF MILK

Southland Times, Issue 18836, 1 June 1920, Page 6

PRICE OF MILK

CIIRTSTCTILIICH DVRYMEN DISSATISFIED. (Per United Press Association. ) CTIKTSCHDR'-'h; May 31. On May 2fi the Board of Trade fixed the wholesale pr;ec of milk at Is 3d per gallon, and, according to the chairman of the Dairymen’s Association, wished to extract a promise from them that this price would not be exceeded. The association sent the following telegram to the chairman of the Board of Trade; ‘‘The Dairymen's Association consider the Board's decision is not in accordance with (he weight of evidence given. Would you he prepared to give facilities for further enquiry immediately? Failing this, would you take immediate action against a dairyman for profiteering if he charged 1- fid per gallon wholesale, so as to have the matter tested in a court of law befo're actually gazetting the price?” This telegram was sent on Friday, and as no reply was received the association wrote to t-ic ;V!jtu.-Irr cf Agriculture setting out (he position and drawing attention to the 1 a t t hat ;>s a number of suppliers had ceased to supply milk during the winter month o , tilery was a possibility of the milk supply of ( hr..stchim hj fading. The Minister replied that he was referring the matter to Mr Massey as a member of the Board for consideration and reply.