DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 June 1918, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

EXPORT Q(F RABBITS AND SKINS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. A deputation of ralbtyt exporters wait" cd on Sir James Allen to-day represent* ing the urgency of sending H'ome a quantity of rabbits now in store. So far, only about 15 per cent, of the 1817 pack has been shipped, and the loss to exporters on stocks held was over £SOO a week. The deputation also'urged that preference should be given in shipping these goods. Stocks in hand equalled, roughly, 8000 freight carcases, th« exporters suffering increasing indebtedness to the storage companies and twaks daily Exporters are not buying this season, and there is little hope of them doing go. The Minister promised to lay the representations before the Minister in charge of Imperial Supplies. The Shipping problem was more serious than last year, but Mr. Massey had been doing all possible in England to improve the conditions, Al the Government could do wa s to represent the position to. the Imperial Government. The Minister laid the Government would send a to Mr. Massey informing Mm of: tha wiiih of the deputation. A deputation, representing the rab* bitskin shippers, asked Sir Jamse to calble to the United States Government to ascertain what restrictions were placed on the importation of raw rabbitskins into America, and urge that New Zealand exporters be able to export all the skins possible, provided ther did, not get into our enemies' hands. The M in * ister promised to cable for the, informs* tion desired. PRICE OF MILK. ! Christohurch, June 2t>. A meeting of retail dairymen Was held to-night to discuss the proposal of the wholesalers to increase the price of milk. It wa3 resolved—this meeting of retail dairymen greatly resent* the attempt made by a few wholesale dairymen to raise the prioe of milk, utd de« rides that no such increase wiUbe paid, and that the retail pxfte of inffir shall remain at fivepence decided to wait on the Board of Trade, and request it to fix the wholesale and retail price of milk.