OUR FOOTING IN LONDON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 691, 16 December 1909, Page 10

OUR FOOTING IN LONDON.

'steamer : from Sydney, Mr. J. ?;s£fesß. :;SUcE\vai; ■/ New/VZealahd lipSTlv^toipV^ ;!S^|:S>- ;iy some; enjoyable 'Experiences, ■•'•'of _■ coursd,; as all : K-? : fc'^>yo; wno'Mo" tins' trip; but it - will bri His: visits '■^^■ito'^Tooley : Street, Lthovgreat produce cenljre, , ; *V:iit -^that.'■'■will 1 interest 'readers; of ; this;' : column:- ; ; Mliv'WThat illr. MacEw'an was Homo at a stormy %jso£iii time'in ...dairy : produco.' ; iflatters .was; shown ;V:;rffiV ; .' i ';:l)y : his iiist 'observation: ■'-'•''• ;'•'■'■'': --. •:.' '• ';.,-.:• ,-' 'i&x't'^ '••* '!Ypu''have: bponfhaving.'a big''discussion on iJSifw-the-moistore; question?'';:he said. •.-.'.-.;■' %*wv;fe : .l;'-/:Ye9J ! replied' the\ : reporter;-'Did:yon encounter ft#«v^ ;: it'at;Jlome?.'fo- ':>:.:,4 : ;!\ " ; . ''7/;-. ■.'.;; v -'7' : •■■ .■ ■■' '-; V»K;v?Sv''l: found: that -a 'great:: inahys complaints had mado at: the -British end".. ■■■■■["'", ■'■'■' vDidSych. .discover.if it /was, really 'moisture Si:^'['- ; vyvbr : - : nierelv^.bad ; .llavourP' ; l :■■■■■■■;•■ . : ; . M'- : !:K''l ; bclievD7/::said;:Mr./MacEwan, "thatithero Si?i-.:;:Jivas\a \tendency',: to '■': connect ..the, two. let J '»5T.V.-:;'sAihortlly" know: .to',.what '..extent.-.they ■' can ' be SiAvvi;i. : v'cduplediv.: That.'is'' a'point on .'.which tho.Now K*i^\yv<vZealand : Gbvcrh»'6ht: .could, render -gi tat- -as-. £y7;Kv . ':cent.~:of?moisture,>whatv,is'.tho: difference ■'■be-' [ o& '•%';tweoai-. its keeping quality and that'' of a.butter K?iP. : /';^vrttS' ; onlyil2;p>r.ccnt?j'; : l: have lasted Mr.'Cud-s:p!P-^:die::thisiquestion': oh \.i, former ',occasions,vand C,;;.^N::^:>lthoughv'l ; :toow^ho;wpnld,,,likor t to > '.be : . able 'answer- it;, he/is- not. given tho. necessary K'iAW:S:faoiliticS'i''to;.'tt i st.;'tlie .point. V-Tot it is. im-%:s):<■'■-.7-portant':tb 'know,'.'?in; regard 7to two.'butters &&:•;} W^ [ nittde ;■ from ;l similar,:..crea'm, but : containing 16 v^-rfe;/K/and '12; nor,'cent, 'of;moisturo'respectively, what' i;/S '■'-' 77 is the difference in their : keeping qualities.over CQ:" ; days;";;;y ,; i''.\; ■■'■ k - '■''' &3!77\77Wpuld;Vthat7ihvolyc7a'/dairy/'school? .7 '7 ;v'; l '/: ; ;;f--''::'.":; "An 1 . experiment ■ station ;6f some'kind,' where : 4M tK;V\thoThecjessafy /facilities -'would ;,exist to :■ ensurd £■ 0' ■"' ''-i ';. : accurdey.'7>Whltt '•hasVhappeiicd -abbut- the dairy ;^'?^"S^|BChool^^;';^^■r:^;:V^V>*' ; •'^>V■-■■'v'■': ; .'. ; ."v /.//' 'V '/ SS/:.v'\Tho ;.rcporterSlt'Ms v quite ''' forgotten. .It;.is : .0:7777;7p05ted/"missing." 77 i 77>7: 7' ;/ ■ ■;•/ .7/ ■.-'• ■"'.-.• > £yi:;'££v.;^ 1/77 ; 7. ; ;77'in.iXpriddnyvith /in disturb; testers 'on; their\pro-(S?Wi-lt>- : m .tested\forVmoisture." .; °'.'7;-.- ' : -( ■'■■:■:.'■ ■W,:U;;iS;/; '.That ! is^eii', : ''is:it : ' hot?// ;■ '77/7 v '< : ->:"'. &«{*;ftSr.''Jes.,i'pUis.~the rcsultlbf, the/new/British' .'/^ij.Ji';' 1 - moisture' .limit.;';:'. In'jniany .cases, :I 'believe, '7if\ '^SSJ-tliat. .by■'v.yory ;Y-iudicioiis .. they ;ifS:^;"::: guorde'd;Ksome';;'New • :brands ■ from %";?s:' 'Vvptdseouti('.ii ■:, for; v excpss';' ; of.'..'• moisture. :: I;. was i^Av^^atheX pleased with:that; .It gave mo■:a ; good 'V^-wimpr.essibh'^bf- : :theso ; firms; ', In difleront;places S;ri : SSC;V-uwe : '/What was your ( out. their re-KS;;-.vi'-'.''v c i w 4. ; 'i : : the ;.test . of•,•' tho' ':oxp>:* y,differ6ilt ! thd''warehouse.' si'.?"S ;.■•'lncomeleases .they .were,-over.the'lC"per cent.; Wwßft.-ftM.';'-.thci6fprb ; liable.-,to'.,pr'osecntioh. ; While .Sv v r ;'*i ? ne roay':Vsay,'that:.,moistiiro' affects' flavour, it be'valnablo to h&'Mfom [country r 'to jkave.tho' pbint '.decided." ■■ ■'-'. i;?^ : fS!> :: which- Mr. 'at';;H6mevin regard to tho ;;w' f i;V£.<f-3njhKW;V.lwb,;.iii fparticnlaT .stood cut in his SsSyi'A'WmiAbeyorid'the:.others;: vOno'was New Zea*'K:vt:Jands.splendidyasset;in hor : rainfall, cempared the other : was the p'npsplute^nccessity^fardour '[Govpniment,■.' er faS ™ .iprganisations,^:keeping', pace. ifrt^Vy*™ ::btksr< l prpgressiyb';cduntries :in. tho.Vbrk '4;instractieh:.:ana.vexperimeht:? ■'. Very''great ijby ;dther- countries' cfiV'''/^'-';sinceHib:;whS;Mast : 'Hdme.'';' ; :A:: 7'.;■'■ < ■•• •'■•. .' :;;,eompetition-as; keen;vbut Sv#%fivM':.*n 8 appears to : nn jn?»tedi "especially ;:at-'.fair :"• prices.: J.The k ?tate/of*Krrtish /trade' generally .was fair, and »S/;^W'W^/^Meft/everyone ; .was: expecting' an : irn> ;i^ea#Prpyan6nl;:,;vWe;::must,'abbvb nil -things',-in "s'.&S'/'Pu r ;:.da;iry;^produce,-V;keep'iup : ,the'quality." .'•'