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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21193, 16 August 1940, Page 7

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QUALITY MAINTAINED EVAPORATED AND DRIED MILK SATISFACTORY PRICES OBTAIN “We are pleased to report in regard to the United Kingdom sales of evoporated milk and dried milk, that these products have maintained their excellent quality, and have been sold direct to the trade by Amalgamated Dairies at very satisfactory prices,” said Mr W. Goodfellow, managing director of Amalgamtaed Dairies, when addressing the meeting. “The sales of these two products had amounted to 96,463 cases of evaporated milk and 8212 tons of milk powder. In regard to the London Pat Factory,” said Mr Goodfellow, “the sales for the past year were as follows:—To the navy, 2100 tons; to the trade, 2300 tons, a total of 4400 tons, equal to £585,294 sterling. “The rationing of butter, resulting in the removal of brands and elimination of advertising, has reduced the sale of Anchor pats by over 50 per cent, but I am pleased to say that the turnover has been maintained, as the result of a contract which we hold for the supply of pat butter for the British Navy. “The factory in London which has cost the dairy company £36,827, after allowing for depreciation and profits now represents a capital investment of £10,095, and if nothing unforseen occurs the whole of the remaining capital should be repaid to the Dairy Company out of profits and depreciation during the next two or three years.” The turnover of Empire Dairies Ltd., for 1939-40 had been £6,280,000 sterling against £7,750,199 sterling in 1938-39. The turnover for Amalgamated Dairies for 1939-40 had been £6,173,000 (New Zealand currency) compared with £7,382,000 in 1938-39. Emergency Conditions “Everything possible has now been done to safeguard Amalgamated Dairies and Empire Dairies, but if a state of emergency is declared in the United Kingdom in the event of a serious German attack, the British Government will itself, per medium of the Ministry of Food, open and operate 800 food depots, each in duplicate, located in 17 regional

areas, each controlled by a Regional Officer, covering the whole of the United Kingdom. “These depots have already been stocked with essential foods, including dairy produce, margarine, sugar, flour, and other staple commodities required to feed the people.

“If communications are interfered with, instructions have been given for each of these 800 depots to service the grocers and other food shops within a defined area, without waiting for further instructions from headquarters. Eastern Markets “Certain markets, which previously were supplied from the United Kingdom direct, now look to us for their requirements, and new outlets for instance are being developed in East Africa. It is interesting to note that despite the war with Italy, we continue to export to Egypt. “The German occupation of Holland has cut off the supply of tinned milks in Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies and China. New Zealand should have been in a position to profit by this development, but our costs of production are too high, and this business will go to the United States and Australia. “In the aggregate, our sales to markets outside the United Kingdom of £358,000 show little change in volume from the previous season—the declines in some outlets being offset by increases in others.”