CABINET AGREES

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 24 April 1925, Page 4

CABINET AGREES

ON DAIRY LABORATORY.

SALARY OF CHEMIST FOUND. AID FOR SOUTH TARANAKI. Cabinet this morning decided 1 to agree to the payment for thjree years of the salary of a qualified analytical chemist to take charge of the dairy research laboratory ■which will now be established in South Taranaki. That was the substanee of a telegram received at noon to-day by Mr J. It. Corrigan,’ALP., who introduced to the Minister of Agriculture on Wednesday a deputation from the Taranaki Federation of Co-operative Dairy Companies. \ - Tlie Federation has been offered the use of the old Hawera Technical School buildings for a laboratory, and is itself prepared to find the necessary equipment.

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. Wellington reports supply details of the meeting on Wednesday of the deputation: iiojn the Taranaki Federation of Co-operative Dairy Coinipa,n.ie,s with, the MiinLter of Agriculture (Hon. ,\V. Nosworthy) in regard to the establishment of a dairy laboratory in South T’aranjaki. Specific proposals were put before the Minister on behalf of the Federation of Daily Factories. It- was proposed to establish a, dairy laboratory at Hawera, to work in cfanjunotion with the State dairy laboratory’, which is to be erected at WlaLlac-evil le. The Hawera equipment would confine itself (thiiefly to local research. Hie federation would house and equip the laboratory, and they asked’ the Government to pay the salary of the scientist, who .will he in charge lor a period of two or three years. After that time it wan considered that the 'benefits would ‘ he so manifest that the industry .would, make itself responsible for continuing the work. Mr. 0. Hawken, M.P., remarked that, up to the present, the dairy industry had progressed in New Zealand practically by rule of thumb' methods, and' the results achieved could only’ be described as marvellous, in the circumstances. The Minister, replying, said he had not been able to consult the Minister of Finance op the matter, ais he had * promised, to do, owing to Mr. Massey ’9 illness. He fully realised that to grant whiat was requested would oipen the door for: other-provinces to make similar requests. Nevertheless, he was prepared to consider it in the most favourable light. He would at once go into the question with his colleagues of the Cabinet. Mr Singleton, who was also present, asked what would be required, and the reply was that it would be about £IOOO for two or three years, and that the upkeep and outfit would be provided by the factories.