PURE NEW ZEALAND HONEY

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 5

PURE NEW ZEALAND HONEY

HIGH COMMISSIONER INSISTENT BLENDING DAMAGES REPUTATION (Per United PresS Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 9. Emphatic views about the danger of blending New Zealand export honey with any outside product are voiced by the New Zealand High Commissioner (Mr W. J. Jordan), in a letter written to Mr W. B. Bray, of Christchurch. Mr Jordan’s opinions are interesting in view of the recent con broversy which has taken place over the allegations of blending made against the New Zealand Honey Control Board. “ The honey situation has been the subject of some inquiry in London,” Mr Jordan’s letter states, “ and you probably know that it has been decided to suspend operations here on account of the shortage. It was decided that we should not use any honey other „than New Zealand honey, and as that is not available in sufficient quantity to meet the demand we prefer to forgo sales altogether rather than damage our reputation by selling blended honey. If once ‘ Imperial 800 ’ honey was associated with a blond we should never be able to redeem our guarantee that it was pure New Zealand honey. We have read of a shortage in New Zealand, and it was suggested that imported honey be sold there. I have very decided ideas about that matter, but that does not come under the influence of the High Commissioner in London, at least not at present.”