BUTTER LEVY DECISION.
APPEAL PROBABLY BE LODGED. The recent Supreme Court action was taken to test the validity of the Order-in-C'ouncil under which the Government recently launched the Board of Trade's scheme for the regulation of the ,)rice of butter in New Zealand. The scheme begins with the prohibition of the export of all-butter and cheese. Then it provides that a right to export may be obtained by those factories which agree to pay a charge at the rate of %& per lb of butter-fat produced by them. The money collected through the charge is to go into a fund which is to he used mainly to compensate those who, by selling locally, reap a lesser gain than those who export. The dairy companies took the action to test the validity of the Order, and their main contention was that the %d charged is a tax, that Parliament had not given the Executive express power to tax. The Crown (says the Dominion) argued that the charge was not a tax, but a condition upon complying with which the factories would obtain an export license. The Solicitor-General (Mr. J. W. Salmon) appeared for the Crown, and Mr. M. Myers for the dairy companies. The companies whpse names appeared |on the originating summons were the Taratahi Company (near Carterton) and the Mangorei Oompany (Taranaki). The Dominion adds that Mr. Myers stated to the press after the decisions were given that in all probability an appeal would be lodged. MINISTER'S OPINION "I think the result is very satisfactory," said the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister of Commerce, in referring to the Coi.rt's decision. "It would have been unfortunate if the Ordcr-in-Coun-eil had been held to be invalid, as this would have involved practically the total ;toppage of all export until further arrangements could have bofn made, and owing to the limited shipping accommodation available we don't want to miss a single steamer. I am very glad that export can now go on as we had olanned."
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1916, Page 3
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334BUTTER LEVY DECISION. Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1916, Page 3
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