THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXIX. No. 2. 



MAY, 1922. 



NOTES FOR THE MONTH, 



At a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture on Wed- 

 Di sday, 12th April, 19*2*2, under the Chairmanship of the 



Milk Prices. Mimster of Agriculture, Sir Arthur G. 



Boscawen, the representatives of the pro- 

 ducers and distributors announced that they had agreed to 

 recommend to the organisations concerned that the price to be 

 received by the producer for milk delivered into London from 

 areas outside the Home Counties should be : April, 10d.; May 

 and June, 9d.; July, lid.; August and September, Is. per 

 gallon, which represents an average for the six months of 

 10|d. per gallon. The price to be paid for milk delivered to 

 creameries within 100 miles by rail of London should be as 

 follows: — April, 9d.; May and June, 6d.; July, 7d. ; August, 

 8d., and September, 9d. per gallon, which represents an average 

 for the six months of 7Jd. per gallon. 



Milk delivered to creameries at a greater distance than 100 

 miles by rail from London would be paid for at the same rate 

 less the increased cost of railway transport to London. 



Tt was agreed that the revised prices should be retrospective 

 to April 1st, and that those farmers who had already entered 

 into contracts should receive the benefits accruing under the 

 above arrangement. 



The Minister understands that in the case of certain dis- 

 tributors, contracts have been entered into to supply milk 

 based od prices ruling previous to this agreed alteration, and 

 he hopes that in such cases the holders of such contracts will 

 agree to a revision in accordance with the altered terms to the 

 producer. 



The price to the consumer of 5d. a quart which had pre- 

 viously been announced for the 8 months of April. May and 

 June will not be raised during that period. 



(42602) P.14/35. 11,000. 5/22. If. & S 



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