Dairying Industry.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 81, 13 April 1901, Page 3

Dairying Industry.

VIEWS OF THE MINISTER OF , LANDS. Patou to his departure from Gisborne the Minister of l.anjls was awaited on by a \ Timks representative, who desired to hear , further from Mr Duncan in regard to the , dairying industry, on which tho Minister ( had so strongly expressed himself. t When I spoke the other night, said , Mr Duncan, “ 1 did not know that dairying j was as advanced as it is in this district. I , find that there are two excellent factories , here capable of turning into a article all that tho district can produce for , a period of two years with the present stock." Continuing, Mr Duncan said there was undoubtlv great room for development, hut that ’ the existing factories could be worked to much better advantage if creameries were established at suitable distances from the factories so that the latter could be worked to their full capacity. The appliances of the factories, he says, arc up to date, and they avc capable of dealing with a much larger quantity of milk than is now supplied. '.As to co-operation the Minister was very pronounced in his views. • No matter how well a proprietary concern is managed,” said Mr Duncan, i. tho people can always manage their own affairs best; they naturally take a keen interest in their own affairs, and what profit there is they have for division among themselves.” . . •• Yon think that co-operation is desirable even when peopleware well served by proprictarv concerns ? " -Yes,” replied Mr Duncan, 1 m dairving especially is eo-operation desirable". It is a kind of life that well-to-do people will not take up, for the reason that there is so much incessant toil aboutit It means being up at about -I in the morning, and always at- It. Tlwro are not manv holidays for the dairyman. • ’ “ is it a fact'that the Government are willing to give liberal assistance to auy effort to start a co-operativo factory '. • “ Yes, it is.” “ By loan or grant ? ” By loan : -if the settlers provide a .small sum. tho Government will provide "the balance by way of loan, on which n moderate rate of interest will bo asked, but on which the Government will not require anv share of the profit, That wil come in‘the development of the meins There was talk of purchasing one o: tho proprietary factories. In that- casi would tV offer still hold good ’? ” “ Yes,” sai'd Mr Duncan, “ if the settler band themselves together to do that, the; would be allowed the same terms as i starting a new factory.” . Further questions on the subject of CO operation were put to Mr Duncan, whe While saving that good work was bem done in “this district under the preser conditions, sail he still strongly supporte co-operative movements in regard t dairying) and said that the settlers shoul that in wind.