The Dairy Industry.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 182, 5 August 1904, Page 2

The Dairy Industry.

(iOVKHNMENT CONTItIBUTUIiNTS TCI EXi'OUT THADE. MINISTEKS INTERVIEWED. • (l'er Prera Association.) WELLINGTON, August 4: A large deputation representing the •tuny industry in Taranaki waited m lions. Soddon and Duncan to-day 0 urge that the Government re-con-rf.der its decision to withdraw the contribution of 3}d per (box now given towards the cost of freezing butter for export. The deputation wag accompanied by several inemliera of Parliament. ' It was urged that us there had been a drop in the price of butter, while the prices of land and labour had inureased, the present was an inopportune time to withdraw support from the industry. One speaker stated that it was hardly possible to make a living tt t the Industry feteM a man, did it with the assistance of his own family. Mr Soddon in replying said •• be thought, even at the prevent prica •if butter, and admitting that High —■ uices had been paid for land, there was still a fair margin of profit. He was surprised at people croaking because of a slight drop in prises. However, the Government -did not wish to do anything that would mil* itute against the industry. It. .'hail ■ncouragod dairying, and did not ii'ish to drop it at a time when prices woiv low. There was something ;n the suggestion that the wubetfy might lie broug';, down gradually. Mr Duncan and he 4 ad come t 0 a decision to recomnu yid the Cabinet not to drop the bomfs altogether thi». year. He could not say what .amount they would give, but be •hought thvy might reducp It oy half. It had boon indicated to him 1 hat there might be other reductions in connection with the dairy Industry, and in view of that he thought they could recommend the Cabinet to give a subsidy of a penny haßlicnny per box.