MILK IN CHRISTCHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1920, Page 5

MILK IN CHRISTCHURCH.

DISPUTE OVER THE PRICE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. On the 26th inst. the Board of Trade fixed the wholesale price of milk at Is 3'.l per gallon, and according to the chairman of the Dairymen's Association, th'J Board wished to extract a promise from them that this price would not be exceeded.

The Association sent the following telegram to the chairman of the Board | of Trade: "The Dairymen's Association consider the Board's decision not in accordance with the weight of evidence given. Would you be prepared to give facilities for a further inquiry immediately. Failing this, would you take immediate action against a dairyman for profiteering if he charged Is 6d per gallon wholesale, so as to have the matter tested in a court of law before actually gazetting the price."

This telegram was sent on Friday, and as no reply was received, the Association wrote to the Minister of Agriculture, setting out the position, and drawing at tention to the fact that as a number of suppliers had ceased to supply milk during the winter months, there was a possibility of the milk supply of Christchurch failing. The Minister replied that he was refer:tiag the matter to Mr. Massey, as a member of the Board, for consideration *ad mix,