MARKETING BUTTER.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 403, 9 April 1937, Page 6

MARKETING BUTTER.

WELLINGTON DISTRICT. Wholesale Prices Fixed. Pfesa Association— rCopyright. Wellington, April 8. Extensive regulation's were issued to-night to deal with the iniarketitig of bu.ter within the Wellington provincial district. They provide that no butter be sold by any person unless a license is first obtained from the Primary Products Marketing Department, and the terms on •v.-’hich the license shall be granted are set out. The department has the power to define the areas within which manu facturers or wholesale distributors may sell butter and it may assign an area to a manufacturer or distributor. The rates of distribution and allowances will be gazetted from time So time. The price at which butler in pound I pats Kliall be sold wholesale is: First, grade creamery butter 13d per lb., second grade creamery butter 12|d. The price of bulk butter is 1 8d less than the above prices. Re.:urns that must be submitted to the d'epsH'tment bj r manufacturers are defined, and the department has "the i rirlit to inspeer the books of a manu facturer at ail reasonable times. The premises on which the butter is kept, muot be approved as a cool s ore Butter for sale must be branded or maiked' as required by the regula. | ions. The regulations come into force on Alay i next.