NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 July 1918, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

BUTTER PROPITS. EQUALISATION FUND NEXT SEASON. WELLINGTON, July 22. A conference of dairy producers with the Hon. D # H. Guthrie, Minister in charge of Imperial Purchases and Supplies, is to take place here nest week, for the purpose of considering the terms of the next season's purchase It is quite evident, from the experience of last season, that the suppliers will not proceed without some equitable scheme for ensuring fair treatment of the factories which send their output into the local market. The division of English profits between the Imperial purchase authority and the New Zealand exporters on a fifty per cent, bisis is likely to bring an extra twopence per pound to the pockets of the exporters, but those who Supplied about 10,000 tons of butter for New Zealand consumption this winter are that much to the bad, compared with the shippers who got 157/ per cwt, plus the profit. The exact amount of this profit is still in doubt. It is understood that the dairy producers are agreed upon the operation of an equal, isation scheme for next season, and if they bring it forward the Govrenmcnt will accept it. One condition to put forward by the producers is that dried milk should be included in the scheme of a parity with butter. The Government is not prepared to suggest any method of meeting the grievance of the local suppliers in respect to this season's lost profits, but something may be mutually agreed upon by--> the producers, DEMOBILISATION COMMITTEE ■. APPOINTED. 'A RE-ASSURING STATEMENT. WELLINGTON, this day. General Orders announce the appointment of the following Provisional Demobilisation ' Committee:—Colonels Gibbons and ' Tate, Surgeon-General Henderson, Lieut-Colonels Esson and Hunter, Captains Roberts and Tutsford, Majors McCristell and Francis. The following for the Executive: Majors Gardner, Smyth, and Andrews. These officers will assist in the preparation of the demobilisation scheme and to consider points referred to them by the Government as occasion arises. The demobilisation will not tie treated as a purely military problem.