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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
8
The meat export trade is lifeless as several refrigerating works stand idle and many slaughtermen idle. A shortage and high stock prices are the main causes, with the report dated Melbourne June 17.
Sydney report notes Mr Flowers refused a deputation from margarine manufacturers seeking permitted colouring. He argued colouring would deceive consumers and rejected marketing margarine under butter-like conditions.
Wellington June 16 report lists butter in cold storage by port as of June 15 1918. Auckland 25931 boxes New Plymouth 10045 Patea 1946 Wanganui 2429 Wellington 30068 Lyttelton 4124 Dunedin 3470. Total 78012. Total on June 15 1918 84176.
Advice has arrived that Gleneven a heavy draught colt from Ratherglen by Taz, withdrawn from Melbourne sales after an accident, sold for 3500 guineas to a leading Queensland draught horse breeder. Three entires from the Karame find sold in the Commonwealth brought 1450 guineas, showing strong demand for old-fashioned heavy types in Australia.
At the Palmerston North annual meeting chairman Ay Morton reported that cheese exports topped butter for the first time in industry history, worth 9 195 000 compared with 2 140 000. He noted the 10 year rise from 206 000 and called for quality improvements while citing market price effects from the Home dump and strike. Directors A Macfarlane and W Fisher were re-elected. D Morton auditor.
A punctuation quarrel in Monmouthshire pits arises over a clause in the Mines Act. Workers claim two thirds of those employed must vote for a decision on baths and drying facilities, while employers insist two thirds of all voting workers is needed. The issue hinges on punctuation added in 1850 to enable text marking.
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