NGAERE CHEESES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 November 1924, Page 5

NGAERE CHEESES.

FURTHER, HIGH PRICES, LONDON, October 9. The remaining three “one ton” cheeses on exhibition atl the New Zealand Pavilion were sold by auction last week by Mr Partington at the Home and Foreign Produce Exchange, and, as iu the case'of the first one sold to Mr David Greig, they realised faiicv prices. Messrs John Barker and Co., the universal providers, were successful in obtaining two of the cheeses, running the price up to 176 s a cwt for both. The third was bought by Messtrs Grimbly and Hughes, of Oxford,- at 172 s per cwt. Messrs Barker will probably be keeping their purchases in cold store until Christmas time, when .they will make an advertising feature of them. All the four cheeses, of course, remain at the New Zealand Pavilion until the close of the Exhibition.

Mr David Gireig, who bought the first monster cheese, tells me that he did so to show the visitors to the New Zealand dairy section at Wembley that his firm does know the quality of New Zealand dairy produce, and that the firm have been, and still are, purveyors of New Zealand butter and cnetese. It is Mr Greig’s intention when he removes the cheese from Wembley to show it at some of the 'firm’s largest stores in London and th© provinces. The method of transporting it will probably be-on a decorated wagon, so that the cheese can be seen by everyone. A placard will bear the inscription, “New Zealand cheese," British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924. Bought by David Greig.” i .

“We hope also,” said Mr Greig, “that New Zealand will'find a more prominent place in the minds of the. people, and we wish more than ever that the public of England should be educated to ask lor colonial produce before all other.” The competition for guessing the weight or the first large cheese sold came to a conclusion last week, when the cheese was weighed and the guesses examined. A great deal of good \ ork had been done by the Government! Publicity Department in making the competition known, and as a result the New Zealand butter at the Exhibition,' had been meeting with a very rapid,' sale. The cheese was removed from the show case one morning, and after a photograph had been taken the cheese was weighed by a representative of Messrs Avery and Co., the well-known scale manufacturers, in the presence of the principal members of - the New Zealand staff and of Mr Pearson, a representative of the Education Headquarters’ staff. It turned the scales at 16crvt 10/1 b. It so happened that the guesses of three Nerv Zealanders were first, second and third in ord- r of merit, the first being within, half a pound of the actual weight. There was no moral reason why these New Zealanders should not have claimed the prizes, but it was obvious that such a course would not have been a. good advertisement. Consequently they sill very generously relinquished their claims to fhe\ prizes, and the next in order of merit received the awards. These weie: Mr William Sandford, Lonkey, Barnstaple, £SO ; Mr 11. Scot, Barrow Lane, Holmfield. Hessle, Yorkshire, £35; and Mrs A. D. Jones. 19; Brockenhnrst Gardens, Mill Hill, £ls.