DOMINION’S CHARM

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1933, Page 8

DOMINION’S CHARM

AN EARL'S IMPRESSIONS.

* ' * BUTTER AND CHEESE INDUSTRY

AUCKLAND, March 7.

of N e w Zealand. ana comments on, topical matters of ini • portance were given iby the Earl of jliosslyir o.n his. ■ (return to Auckland fi’om the South on-Saturday. The earl, Who-, is •;accompanied by the Countses - of; Rceslyn, arrived in. Auckland on February 16 and since then-they have visited'a number of southern centres.

Thie. earl -raid their, vis.t. had been too short to make ,a great. impression. “New Zealand is the la«t commonwealth to, he hard hit,”’lie said, “and is feeling the slump rather bitterly. Though many . whom .I (have .met are, s°m-ewlial depressed the general feeling is . .that there is. a brighter future ia prospect, “The,charm of New Zealand lies in its inhabitants’ genial simplicity and love,, for the Okl /Country,” continued r the • earl. “I found servants somewhat shy of being tipped. -There ar. e really r.o (servants.;' The. servants are a democracy glad to seuve and .requiring np extra x-smu ner at ion beyond their pay. Those in higher positions .will do gladly ; what you may ask: them -, to and feel the. happier for it. A® I am alluding to wages and wealth,, I am astounded at (;onie of the emoluments received--higher, by . far than , most people’s salaries in the,Old Country.” The eairl was- much impressed with the . insight he. was given into pheeScv making in New Zealand. “T know now how. -New Zealand makes its cheese " ,ho Aaid. bT.hv-ough .the courtesy of I> p C. L-. Rerkes, • Director. of Agriculture, the Countess of cßosslym and ; I were driven over 'the Rbrmtakas from Wellington to, the Featherston chees 9 factory, under the aegis- and. tutelage of Dr - Woi.r. vMass production alpne. can be the cause of cheap chases such as are putting into out -markets at •Hpme.’’ .Speaking of butteI’, 1 ’, the earl said lm copld (buy iv cw 'Zealand butter at, Cnolham,; near Horsham,.-Siy'-ex, -for Is 1-jd a pound, - and- butter- could not be made there, under dsrßd as a piinimupi. The shipping- compa-nies (here worked hard to ( carry these commodities at the lowest - price.- , Denm.qrk nyas (supplying (£4.,000.000 worth; of (.butter and N™ Zealand could easily supply a further fourth of that amount. “You have a pfreat agricultural! Oovemor-Qenera 1, the- ear.li-.said.'.afiand lie.- should,,by. - his advice, be. able -t<* assist the farmers of. . New l Zealand tin this respect,, .ana England -shouldccurtail;the purcnace P* Danish- buttery’; ,-u.

1 T was lucky to hear the speech of AT. r J. G. Coates when lm -introduced the ConyprsipniLoan Bill. I had -known him ;in : England,, and'-also Mr -Forbes,, the; Prime- Master.... I -confess ~-T sympathised with the Labour- Party whop he moved-- the. second- reading (-vit-hnot ever h'vmg oupp’.ied them .-*’V- - /.-"-—..of ih-, p-'oat. ;me r > t; ”'’-' yhiyb he* proposed -to pass in. one night. Howaver,.,rhi;ii-: g2n.i« Jity. oye.'yyme ..their,-; ob jetitioPß-.'and;-all: wa<3. well.” , ; ,Tho- ; eovU ? and. countess will,leave by the-SNiagara. to-morrow for Vancouver.