ICE CREAM INDUSTRY

Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 July 1930, Page 5

ICE CREAM INDUSTRY

ASSISTANCE TO DAIRYMEN.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 28. ‘ ‘ S'cmiotliing over £500,000 of capital is invested im the ice ter oath industry, which, produces 000,000 gallons of ic-O cream! an mi ally in) New Zealand,” said Hie president, Mr 11. Turn or, at a confer enlco of ice ercbni imlamufaeturers which has i just comeludeed. “It is estimated,” he said, “'that the total output of a herd of 300 cows would be required to produce the milk and cream necessary for this amount, and apart from the- labour employed in the preidiutetion of this enormous quantity of milk, the industry gives employment to some hundreds of men. “ A foot that should! not he lost to sight, is that im order to sc'cure milk •and cream of maximum purity and quality, the industry pays a. price roughly 25 per cent, higher thau the ruling rates for butter-fat, which is a means of putting a considerable additional sum in to the pockets Of the dairy farmer during the flush period.” It, ovals' decided! to adept an official symbol for members of the association, and to co-operate with the Health Department to * cuisure hygienic conditions in the: industry.. The conference delided! to approach the Health Department with a request that preparations containing less than the standard! quantity of butter-fat be sold under the name water ices, instead of ices.