DAIRY MARKETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 221, 18 September 1930, Page 8

DAIRY MARKETING.

CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND.

NEW SHIPPING CONTRACTS.

OBSERVATIONS OF MR. lORNS. j

(By Association.)

WELLINGTON; this day.

The chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Board, Mr. W. A. iornfi, returned by the -Matarba- yesterday from England, where he represented the board; in London principally in coil: nection with the renewal 'of- the shipping contracts. He said , he felt the daily industry was exceedingly., fortunate in having secured a reduction, cm the shipV ping rates on.butter and cheese for the next three years. It was , certain that eome of the conditions which the board had been endeavouring for eonie ; years to obtain, and which had been finally agreed to, would, vary materially, benefit exporters. ■ ' '' . '

Mr. lorns said he- hxd the assurance of the shipping companies that they, would do everything possible in. New Zealand so to arrange; itineraries in conjunction with the Dairy and Meat Boards that there would be as Kttle overlapping ae possible between the different companies. That should certainly reduce to eome extent the expensed of the chipping companies and prepare the way for reduced rates in coming years. It was hie opinion that everything possible should be done by the boards and companies to secure more regular arrivals in' Great Britain, as he felt that that was of paramount importance.

Quality of Cheese. . i . Mr. lorn<s eaid he was very much concerned about the quality of New Zealand cheese. • He felt that considerable ground had been lost and that even if the cheese manufacturing, companies were to do everything possible to improve the quality it would take some time to regain the good name "that was originally enjoyed by New Zealand cheese.. The effort made by many cheese factories to secure higher yield's with the aid of moisture .or. skim milk had done much harm to the industry.

There was not very much complaint regarding the quality of New Zealand butter except that in recent years a number of factories had been tempted; to withhold their butter from the market hoping to get higher prices. That policy was to be deprecated, not only because of its effect on quality, but by reason of the fact that very few of the factories ever, gained financially by it. It. was essential that the retailers should secure regular supplies as they were able to do with shipments from Denmark and other competing: countries. ■ •:, ~' i

Mr. lorns■ reported that there, hajd been a very marked improvement in.the handling of New""Zealand butter and Cheese on the waterfront in London anjd elsewhere under arrangements made by the; Dairy Board; ) •"/■>.,, Increased' Foreign Supplies. « On the question of euppliea of butter from the. Continent Mr! lorns said nearly all countries wen; increasing the quantities they were sending to Great Britain, one exception being The improvement in the quality of butter shipments from the Continent wae most marked. The increase in quantity from that quarter was .due, of couree, not only to larger output, but. to tariff walfe being raised in other countries, forcing the export to Great Britain. Both Latvia. and Finland were;..considering going ih. for the manufacture.of full cream cheddar cheese... , ■...,, •,.-; , ~, •{'