RANCID BUTTER INQUIRY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 65, 11 December 1943, Page 8

RANCID BUTTER INQUIRY

Numerous complaints that much of the butter now being sold in Auckland is raueid or quickly goes rancid were recently investigated by the New Zealand Women s Food Value League. Its representations met. with quick action on the part of the Government, which sent instructions from Wellington asking the Internal Marketing Division to make an immediate investigation. The division expressed concern aud has undertaken to see that the trouble is rectified. It is believed that the condition has been caused by the action of some dealers in storing butter iu coolers has cause they lacked adequate refrigeration space to lay in a stock before rationing came into force. The league realized that, if such butter continued to be released more fresh butter might, accumulate and the trouble would go on indefinitely. The AVellington branch of the league has not heard of any local complaints. Some people, however, say that the halfpound of butter 'they now get is not ns fresh as butter used to be and by the end of the week it is less palatable, specially in this warmer weather.

Today’s Garden Party. Produce from the country, Christmas gifts and children’s outgrown garments in first-class order, will be among the goods available at Air Force Relations’ garden party in AVellington this afternoon. The opening will be at 2.15 and there will lie music by the R.N.Z.A.F. band. The grounds of Mrs. Herberts home, lob lhe Terrace, will be the scene of the fete. Funds are for comforts for N.Z. airmen. Schoolgirls’ Social Work. The pupils of AVellington Girls College are always anxious to undertake their social obligations to the community, states Miss North, the principal, in her annual report. The members of (he Student Christian Movement, the Junior Red Cross Society, and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals co-operate for this. Their special interests this year have been the Aiercbant Sailors. Hie Red Cross Hospital for Soldiers, the Children’s Orphanages, the Makogai Lepers, the Health Camp for Children, the City Mission, the British Sailors’ Society and the Mission to Seamen. From a generous harvest festival produce and groceries and goods iu kind were distributed to some institutions. and to needy families of tile district.

Some old stools at Robin and Co., 17 Grey Street, are Victorian period. One is round, of black wood and orniulu covered with old hand-worked tapestry. Another is mahogany, with roses in wool tapestry and beads for the top, and still another is a long, flat footstool with a bead-work top. Au interesting old urn is Dutch. It is bhiekcllinu. standing about ISin. high fitted with a tap and decorated with while flowers tinged with pink and gold leaves. Inside is a perforated metal container for tea leaves or coffee grounds. Lovely for a party. Robins are showing some beautiful "betid necklaces—big. bubblelike beads of glass, of cliinii, of amber: a lovelv string of amethyst beads, etc. A beautiful necklace of finely-wrought silver is set. with large amethysts and two immense hoop earrings are set all round with tiny amethysts. Chinese pottery, odd plates of all sizes, heaps of ash trays and sweetmeat dishes. A lovely collection of silver suggests Christmas presents. —Advt.

A charming full-length dinner gown of fine black lace mounted over a lovely slip of soft satiu-baeked erelie has long sleeves and is cut high to the neckline. A soft tie belt, springs from the side seams to Knot in front. The skirt is gored and very full round the bottom. Agnes Samson, Lambton Quay.—Advt.