THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2755, 26 June 1894, Page 2

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

MB, BOBBINS' TBIP SOUTH, r

Mr B. 0. Bobbins, who hut reoinily attended the annual meeting of thd^lfew Zealand Dairy Association, .returned to Hawera on Monday. Dann^converflation we have Rained information from him as detailed below 1 , which will probably be of interest to tboee engaged in the dairy industry, even though part of (he news may to Borne extent have been anticipated by.telegrama,w.bicb have appeared in the Stab. • - - - „ EEPBESENITATIVES <AT ~TEfJJ ,GON- - . _. FEBENOBr ;Tne~ctfnffreffce^a^ of representatives of southern f factories,, and no doubt.oheess men. predominated,^ 1 for in the South Island cheese making has-been pushed on to an extent) not yet abhieved in the north. Prominent among the southern representatives 1 <wSs^ Mr ' Bkydone, who- may not unfairly claim f&therhood of the industry jn tbatJsland ; ■ and, it augured .wejl^ for practical, -work ., that the -.wgia ; prfyotioal men t managers, who bVdrjJrojrked iinhe factories ; chairmen of directors,' wboiad r ' known the financial diffioultiea'j experts ' who could put; their fingers on weik spots in< factory, io land - transit^ in? boeMni; carriage. Mr Reynolds -and Mr Bobbins represented the north, but the. experience 1 of the former gentleman, well acquaint^ ed alifcVfwith the; oircumetancj&l $f ;thr" industry in the «>lony , , andY with ths markets at Home, w_aa v of the greatest"* yalue,,- and. it may wryjSrell, be said, thai he[ was a direct link* between "the' organisation oi producers' in the colony >and ; the s * organisation 'of the -trade in London;] Both Mr Beynolds and Mr -Bbbbiaa-f wirao most cordially received- by^the southern f men, and the records abow^thafc, their ■ advioe waa Boaghtj.and theie Cpnnaei TiUil J due influence io ebßping (be reßolrilibrii' arrived at. „ •■ l V w "»*;-v"ftf',' 1 ? < * BMPLOYMENT^OP, J^EJaTS; '"/ ' . The first business was todeal with the " report as regards the past, arid tbii v did f not take long, for it was the future ttftff naturally claimed* f most 'attention.'? And, foremoßt »mong future wants war thtv question of the, • employ mauto( experti; Thisi was. dealt ,with exhatutiv«tyV"ana ' the general feeling was that thVe sfiqala: be an expert for eaoh district "in fa« colony, easily aooeßsible to the farmer, and. direotly i responsible * to-** superior * officer for the due performance of work s in his district; and that eaoh expert' should have not only the duty ofiadvwio&v but.the power, of inspecting all processes, irom the milking shea to the fabtqry, and - thence to the railway . It wets not agreed such -inspector, should htive, powqivftf * interterence with fwtners, but sthe ppwer of iospeotiou would gtvVhim the necessary " knowledge to enable him to speak and report, and it wbb considered that If an inspector saw dirty,. careless' hablta, and was in a position to n |eport,,self.intorest would do the retit, for' fadh* farmer oould not hope that a factory, either co-operative or; proprietory,' 'would do. busiaesa iritirr, him unless he mended bis ways. ' %} H r < .GRADING.- r >, x r ; f. *7 •* Grading was a Wbjec^iwhiokr.eoeiv^d, » great deal of attention.:! and the unani. moqs feeling, waa tbat batter should b«, graded. stnotlv Jfefoir» it'was sonf'oatdr bhe.colpny^ Tfk oheeße people/ maeMv^ wanted to give power 1 to ths '-grading ■ sfflcer . to ; prevent- anyC •• "btftiioijo&cl' -■ batter 'leaving tbeioolony at all; but it. r was pointed oat that this, would;; tav jomewhafc too drastic, and $hat tberejwin la right to enforce euoh a prohibition.' there were many places where the people jould not serve factories, and. in T! some nstanoes an inferior article was inevitable! )ut for which there, was a market at a " ower ptioe. Ultimately, the 'l basis of jgreement was that grading should secure ihat butter exported was^branded according, v to its quality, Jhajfc the package should gel- '. m to thelnarket bearing on its face what^ it reallyconUined, it being held 'thai bo , . long aa^uyera, were made; aware of 'frnai'' they were f guying 1 , >nd the 'wtiofe"w»s/ distinguished from 1 the finer qualiheii, ao harm could be done; to the' trade generally* or to individuals, wbi!t tbeJowerprioei- ' obtainable would soon work reformation., If an exporter only got U or 6^, while hif . neighbor got tw;ce the ,-value, ;he would: very soon change his methods or, drop: th« > basinesfl. „ '■•"-,.. .. t - SHIPPINGARftAiTGEMENTS: *V l Shipping arrangements opened up' an ' important question, but theExeoutivefdf •'' the association had' largely anticipated >'■' the meeting; The secretary reported thai arrangements had been made with the Shaw-Saville! and Albion f Oompany,,and the New Zealand Shipping for a fortnightly service. by the paasengerboats, „ the companies finding " a boat 1 alternately. The meeting approved thia aotiori,.afld a oommit'iee was appointed to <: - eee that a properly drawn agreement was ■■ signed. /A featar"e 'is < 'toat ftotories which belong to the *hall,} v - have a priorolaioi toapaoe {and.althQugh, r , some Aucklandersl had raised a question> J abojat.this, their interests, had ncTt been J X lost sight of, as will subsequently appear. 31 ' Among the advantages of the ri^w arrange.- ;■'■ ments is the condition; that tb'ense of the '■• frozen chambers' ir to be obtained for the r butter, while the oheese will go in the - cool 'chambers as before, and there will : be no extra oharge on butter. Heretofore; ' there has been anVextra oharge of a farthing per Ib. The batter had to be frozen before it; went on board ; but now ' ' the butter is to be put oq board without any extra, oharge^and^ itfalsonnderatpba * • that in the event of a^rven quantity Being «■ guaranteed the freight will be reduced by another eighth of a^penny per Ib. Ibis •. . :! believed that the quantity required- will hay "■- obtained,-and that the .oharge for buttejk^v. will in coneeqaence "be relaoed to the ' same as that, now charged for cheese,. The - . Shipping Companies, it was evident, were ' anxious for the trade, and ready to do anything they could to assist in tbd"' } development "of the industry. COOL STORAGE AND RAILAGE. ' ' a The conference expressed a strong opinion that the Government should £ •' provide cool etorage at the principal ports; 2 " and that the faotories on the west coast of the North Island should unite and have, the whole of their proddoe failed' direct- to Welliogton instead of using the coastal . steamers. Messrs Scott, Reynolds, and"' Bobbins were appointed to'; interview the ■' Government and the Bailway Oommis* eionera on these subjects; and later oa. r they did see the Minister; of Agriculture and the secretary to the department. The Hon. Mr MoKenziP, and Mr Bitqbie both ' showed great interest and earnestness in " N| '' the matter. The Commissioners were not seen as they were put of town ; but the. t , . Agricultural Department answered for for them that everything possible would be done to assist the industry. , It wae a' ; little remarkable to say the leasb that the '- Seoretary for Agriculture was not aware that the concession which had been given on tbe charge of carrying butter had not been extended to cheese ; and it' subsequently- 1 ;- turned out thai the" Chief Commissioner of Railways was also . unaware' of the -differentiation to the disadvantage of oheese. There, is, no doubt, that for the future oheese and butter will be carried at ' ' the; same. rate; and' moreover that tbe -- ,- 1 oondition of making up four-ton lots will not be insisted on. Anything beyond 000 '; - ' cwt.. is likely to share in the advantage oi v ., % v speoial fates. Whether there willibe rf t "1,further concession in the dairy freights is '" Bofc yet known, but it has been pointed '.t ' If out that the Manawatu Railway 'Companv v - : ."'^ r / J peednot be feared,<for, by the terms of } "',f^ „the« oonoession they" are' bound : Wr*Zs£% assimilate their rates to those ohafged otmis%' t I .the^.flovernment lices, and iflhe Oomnjii^f.r!: sioners make a reduction tbecomjpQyf.' ' Umast follow suit. It was understood ffomv- 1-/> tbe department that two instruc'torflwW^/,^ power of inspedtibri will.be appointta^Vte^ once for both. lslands, all to workpgci|stlf« - the direction of Mr Sawefg. 'If ttiii&^sL^-- *'* not i suflaoient power now HhfrGoVtiimiii^fe mil take additional 'power 'ia^iS9S^§^r

Dsiry Industry Aot. The Government propose to establish cool stores at Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Port" Obaimers, and the Bluff; and the new oars will be ready for use on the railway early next ee&Bon. _ ICE SUPPLY, In ''conversation with Mr, W. 0. -. Buchanan, chairman of the WellingtoD ' Meat Export Company, tbe qaestion of an f ioe sapply'came into consideration. He said be thoagbt tbd oompany, if a certain guarantee were given, would be prepared to supply ioe-at a nominal figure to all the factories along the line from "Welling to a to New Plymouth, which, would probably save the' necessity of putting in refngerating plant. Of oohrse the question of cost of railage arises. ' It Is supposed that the Government would bey Willing to take a supply lor nee in the dairy produoe cars, ior this would keep them very cool, and it remains to be Been if any arrangement can be made for oheap carriage .to the ° ° ne AUOELAND PBODUOB. : [ With reference ttf the Auckland butter to befsent Home by the direct boats— all ofrv.tohidh i :by ■ the.. way tare to makfe Wellington their fioal port of call— a proposal has been made to meetAuokland wanis. It is suggested that the Union Oompanny put into, one of their, steamers a remgerajing/ptant«and provide special aooommodation fo'r'oarirying dairy produce frohi'Auoklana to Wellington. This the company is willing to do on terms which, however,- are at present considered too high,.:yjz., a farthing per lb with a guarantee of a given quantity. On. the whole, therefore, it will be seen that at the recent meeting andaubsequently the. whole question of the development ■of the ' trade has been thoroughly gone into.andit is confidently hoped, that very much goodwill result. SOUTHERN OflßESii PAOTORIBS. While in the south Mr Robbinß visited the principal cheese factories, and he freely admits that, they are considerably ( in advance pf anything he has Been in the North Island in respect of scale and style, and' also in respect of the .quality of the ( artiole "turned out. For example ,the . Edendale Oompany has made as high as 61s" 6a for its export ; and the quantity of cheese turned .out may be judged from the fact that the daily receipt of milk, was up , to 4000 gallons. The Gore factory and ' others are also .well spoken of. The model ' butter factory in . the . south is that at J Moßgiel.'Cudaie's, a marvel of oleanlineßS J and convenience, from wbioh a large quantity is turned » out/finding a ready market in Danedin, and the other polonies, so' that it is unnecessary for the proprietor to send to Eneland, The better , * quality, Mr, Bobbin b .attributes to the open J older pasture. „• >. > ■t , . . _ I OONDENSED MILK MANUFACTURE „ The oondeneed milk faotory in Southland was visited by Mr Bobbins, and he reports favorably of iti_ Its' history has „ ■ been that of many eimilar enterprises. The first to ventnre came to grief, but the " project was taken up by another who, warned by experience. . avoided dangers and made the most of advantages. The 1 present owner was headmaster of the C Inveroargill HigbSohool, who gave up t his lucrative appointment to go into this j. industry. . He invested a considerable j •mount of capital, and it ia satisfactory to know that hie venture is euooeßsfal. There B 18 a good demand for the produot in New Zealind. especially In' the northern parts, o There 1 IB' also inficonneotion with this h Industry a butter faotory. For the manufacture of the condensed article the milk moßt be jn .an; exceptionally good — condition, and if it do hot stand the most Severe" -teat >r the'ri" it i's need for butter* ■*? making. r ' *^' v "'' - DAIRY SHOW. , i The dairy show at. Danedin was "a great euoceps. Mr Reynolds compared it very K—lavorably with the Jaliogton shows. The j cheeße generally was really excellent; < •nd some of the butter was tiptop. A <r big oheese " was a feature , of the exhibilion and a source v of profit, too,' thanks to * the spirit of " speonlation" from which even X the canny Soot of DaDedin is not exempt. . There waß mixed up in (he cheese £10 in I ' coins' vary ing from a 'sovereign to a three, penny piece 1 , ISnd' co great was the rush j for half-pound slices at Is each that after , paying for the cost of the cheese, and recouping- themselves the £10, tbe.tnanagers of the exhibition .netted £30. The hams and baoon were also a great feature. \ ' PIGS. r And in thia oooneb'tibn it may be said that -Mr Rbbbina met Mr Vecht, who is I extremely T well pleased with the, success of bis first Bbipment, wbioh realised 60s: Eer owt, and ia confident that the industry c has established will develop into a big thing.' " He expects to shortly visit this district. ••' ' • ;L; L