CASEIN MANUFACTURE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 30 May 1919, Page 5

CASEIN MANUFACTURE.

POSITION OF THE COMPANY

(BY TELEGEAPH— PBESS ASSOCIATION.) WMiLINGTON, May 29. ! lietore the Industries Commutee today Mr iiokt, general manager of trie .Ps.z,. (Jo&ain Op., \M., outlined the poucy or tlie «cmpany. aii agrtemtnc nad ■deen -raaae m iVxelbouine in 1911 Widi a xiamf>urg linn for the use ci its method's of manufactur.ng casein and an expert w^s ce nt out to instruct the linn m tiae use of the parent righte, which were jointly held ,by th c New ! ffaland ; and Ha.niburg companies. Alter.the war began the New Zealand limn applied to have the rights of the Orermau firm cancelled. This was done by Mr Nelson, who brought the process out. He W as a Dane, but a . German by naturalisation. Witness stated that his company offered to sell their co-operative dairy tactoi^s assets at a valuation. lhe factories asked for an alternative proposal permitting them .to use the .company's (process on paysnent of a royalty and to dispose of their product through an independent agency The appointment of Joseph Nathan and Uo. «w seHihg agents -was objected to. lhe laranaki company pointed o u fc "that.th«re was only a :limited number ot buyers, and if there was an increas. in the selling agent® the price would go dawn. As a result, a royalty was charged of £2 10s a ton. There w<is no need for the payment of a royalty it any company approached the New Zealand company witli a reasonable ppoposal for ensuring the growth of +^c xt v ry ?nd c conservation of ™«%: Zealand company's interests His company, was prepared to consider ■any reasonable proposal from the Aencultural Department, and cladfee^ it had dcneVvflluaible work in starting the industry. He denied that the con£ pany was acting .in •" .tohstraCni , of •^ e xr lF ls ce<mPany tad contracted with Nathan and Co.. to'sell all it« products through Mr s*aiihan. i;> - :