EXPORT OF PRODUCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1921, Page 7

EXPORT OF PRODUCE.

HOME COLD STORES FULL. POSITION OF BUTTER AND CHEESE. Mr. R. Masters (Stratford) has given notice to ask the Minister of Agriculture:— “If the attention of the Government has been drawn to the fact that three steamers recently arrived in London with meat stowed on the. top of the butter and cheese, which cannot be unloaded owing to the London and Liverpool cold stores being full of meat, and the Avonmouth and Cardiff cold storage is also well taxed on account of the heavy stocks of meat. Is the Government aware that through merchants being compelled under agreement to accept drafts for butter and cheese upon arrival and not being able to secure delivery is having the effect of forcing New Zealand producers to accept a smaller advance than would be the case if their produce was unloaded expeditiously. Would the Government take into consideration the advisability of keeping exporters advised of the storage available in Britain, so that they may, if necessary, retain their produce in New Zealand where sufficient storage space is available instead of shipping in ignorance .of British storage capacity and experiencing the financial inconvenience stated above.”