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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 108, 8 May 1923, Page 6

Sir Thomas Clement, principal of the firm of Messrs. A. Clement and Son, butter merchants, of London, in an address at Auckland last night, expressed the opinion that New Zealand is destined to become the dairy farm of the Empire, as its fertile soil and climatic conditions gave the Dominion an advantage over all competitors in the cost of production. There was, he said, urgent necessity for proper provision being made in view of further expansion. Sir Thomas said he was greatly surprised that in what was really a national industry the Government was not spending more on research work. The present functions of the Dairy Division in respect to grading and quality reports were excellent, but its other activities compared with those of other competing countries were infinitesimal. Now Zealand would have to become active in that direction to maintain her position.