AUSTRALIAN BUTTER
• TRADE WITH ENGLAND. (Received December 23, 8 a.m.) j MELBOURNE, December 23. I Sir George Reid's report on Aus tvalian butter trade in England lias been laid on the table of the House. It shows that conditions are very unsatisfactory, and unless unscrupulous practices which are universully followed are checked will result in A large quantity of Australian butter is used to rescue at a big profit inferior stuff manufactured in Great Britain.. Fifty per cent more was used for blending purposes, and balanced disposed of under names approved by the salesman. i Sir George Reid urges the necessity of a sound system of grading and marking similar to that adopted by New Zealand and other countries.' While other butters are well-known, he does not believe that 20 per cent* of the people of Great Britain are , aware that Australian butter is able ■ to bo purchased. j MMMMMMWt«<MHMi
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 24 December 1912, Page 5
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150AUSTRALIAN BUTTER Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 24 December 1912, Page 5
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