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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 12 February 1927, Page 6

(ABRIDGED) PROSPECTUS —OF—VACUUM PRODUCTS (N.Z.) LIMITED (To be incorporated under “The Companies Act, 1908,” as a, Company limited by shares.) CAPITAL .. £IOO,OOO (Divided into 100,000 Shares of £1 each) ISSUE OF 40,000 SHARES. Provisional Directors: ARTHUR YOUNG, of Wellington, Merchant; \ WILLIAM AFLRED CHOTE, of Wellington, Merchant; DAVID ROBERTSON, of Wellington, Engineer. Bankers: NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LTD. Secretary: DONALD GORDON JOHNSTON, F.P.A.N.Z., 39 Johnston Street, Wellington. Taranaki Agents: LAURENSON &INNES, Union Street, Hawera. The name of the Company is Vacuum Products (N.Z.) Limited. The registered office of the Company will be situated at Wellington. _ . , The first of the objects for which the Company is established is to acquire certain right in certain patent rights of a bottling machine known as The Thubron Vacuum Patent Bottlin" Machine” and all improvements thereon, and for that purpose to execute and carry into effect with or withotit modification an agreement dated the twenty-second day o October One thousand nine hundred, and twenty-six, and expressed to be made between the said Robert Woolridge Revnolds of the one part and Donald Gordon Johnston for and on behalf of the Company of the other part and members of the Company present and future shall be deemed to join the Company on these conditions. This invention relates to the bottling and canning of liquids and solids, and provides improvements whereby the latter may be filled into such receptacles as are suitable either by gravity or under pressure, containers being first evacuated of air, filling and sealing under vacuum or pressure as required. . . „ , . Tlfe principle features claimed for this machine are Evacuating air from bottles or containers and filling under any pressure or vacuum, also sealing without coming into contact with the atmosphere. For bottling liquids it is unequalled as such are filled directly into the bottles instantaneously under pressure without frothing, and crowned without loss of pressure. This invention is specially valuable for marketing all dairy produce in a condition otheiwise not possible, with the advantage of saving shrinkage and reduction of freights m regard to exported cheese and butter. Also it enables cream to be delivered to the factory or the consumer after any period in as fresh and wholesome a conditon as when put into the court is in regard to export dairy produce that the invention will appeal to dairy farmeis, as it will add materially to their net returns. -r a mSe Dairy farmers are especially asked to peruse the report of Mr P. O. Veale, B.A. M.bc., Scientist to the Federation of Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Factories, Hawera. Also the i - port of Mr Steele, Chief Analyst and Depot Superintendent of the Wellington City Corporation Milk Dept. Mr Veale reports, inter alia: — Export of Butter. —In regard to the packing of both butter and cheese for export, it savino- of shipping space by the use of close fitting metal containers should undoubtedly be a o-reat saving to the industry generally, but I am convinced that other and greater benefits would accrue from the adoption of the method of .packing proposed by Vacuum Products ('N.Z.) Limited. On account of the growing scarcity of white pine boxes foi buttei, and the adoption of imported Swedish pine in its stead, some complaints have been received from England of the absorption of a resinous flavour by our exported butter, lhis would necessarily vanish with the adoption of vacuumised -metal containers, and simultaneous y would vanish shrinkage, mould growth, and all of the many chemical and bacterial deteriorations which are promoted or hastened by the presence of air or light. T Export of Cheese.— l consider that New Zealand cheese factories could show a tremendous annual saving by the universal adoption of the vacuumised metal container for exnor tin o 1 cheese, quite apart from the economy of shipping space already mentioned At present, owing to shrinkage from the open crates, factories are subject to a deduction of a minimum of 24 per cent, from their packing weights, owing to evaporation of moistuie fiom the cheese" during the voyage to England. In some instances when prolonged storage or delayed voyages have occurred, this loss owing to shrinkage has amounted to as much as 5 per cent, of the packing weights. Not only is this a direct loss to the factories, but also it is the subject of complaints from the retailers, who lose, owing to the development, of a hal’d thick rind, frequently cracked. All this loss could- be avoided for both parties by the adoption of the vacuum sealed metal container, from which evaporation would be impossible, and wine i would result, in a rindless cheese of even moisture content throughout. Moreover, mould orowth would be impossible in a vacuum, so that this unsightly detriment to the attractiveness of our cheese would become a thing of the past, and our export cheese would open up rich and matured, clean, moist, rindless and attractive both to eye and to palate. I ieel convinced that, higher selling weights and higher prices could both be confidently expected fiom the introduction of the vacuumised metal container for exporting cheese. o , There can be no doubt that the Vacuum Sealing Process could be successfully applied, to other dairy products and to other industries. I have pleasure, however, in givmg you my opinion merely upon the above four points—namely, transport of milk and cream and also the export of butter and cheese. I feel that it is no exaggeration to state that the value of the Vacuum Products (N.Z.) Limited Vacuum Sealing Machine to our dairy industry can h furthermore, after a practical test, has later reported as follows by telegraph to the interim directors: —“First cheese vacuum packed one month opened yesterday. Entirely free from mould, shrinkage, nil, body moist, no tough rind. Expert opinion considers flavour still perfectly clean and sound and as good as when packed. Mr Steele in his report says, inter alia: —“The possibilities of a machine capable of filino- and sealing a container under a vacuum of 294 inches, that can be rapidly applied, and without the aid of the variation in temperature, are indeed very wide. Its most useful field is in the prevention of the deterioration of all foods, that are to-day held m store awaitLno- consumption—food products that lose weight through loss of moisture, that are affected by oxidation, that are attacked by micro-organisms, mites, weevils and other vermin. It makes possible the manufacture of a real therino-cased milk and cream can and the improvement in the present thermos flasks now on the market.” . There are 40,000 Shares offered for public subscription—payable 5/- on application, 5/on allotment; and the balance in four instalments of 2/6 at intervals of not less than one month. Copies ot full Prospectus may be obtained from — LAURENSON & INNES, Union Street, Hawera who have been appointed agents for Taranaki. Shares are selling rapidly, and early application is advised. A number of Factory Managers and Dairy Company Directors arc amongltlie first applicants. TELEPHONE 2680 TELEPHONE 2680