The Dairying Industry.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 15, Issue 1356, 16 January 1894, Page 2

The Dairying Industry.

Mr 0, R. Valentine, the chief dairy expert for New Zealand, who arrived at Wellington on Friday, says it is highly pr^bible that a large syndicate will be 1 formed shortly to run a. direct line of steamers between Liverpool, Manchester, and New Zealand! He is convinced that the New Zealand producer will have to be brought into cloßer ' communication with the Home consumer, aa at, present colonial products pas 3 through the hands of teo many middlemen. Mr Valentine awaits the arrival of the Minister for Lands and Mr Bitohie, and after conferring with them will start on a tour of inspection of the dairy factories and creamaties of the colony. jjr Valentine id brimful of a desire' to reform the trade. His panacea is apparently the grading of fae produce, which, a good tbing in itself, will be impossible at this end, chiefly because of the many ports of output and tbe absence of cold storage depots. With but two ports, Sydney and Melbourne, amply|pr jvi ie.i with theae facilities, Austinlia haß so f»r beaton Now Zealand in this trade, notwithstanding the superior advantages of this country of temperate climate, beet jfinglish grasses, an .1 abundant water always at low temperature. Rigid inspection of dairies and factories to compel pj.'opfir' treatment in manufacture apd handling ib what IB wanted. Though « Tfao '.Dairy Industry Apt; J§B?," gives ample power, if b»8 fflr la'c]c' of ' the necemary inspection rgniajijed largely inoperative. Though it is notgrioua that constant frau I bas been practised by some factories purchasing inferior and handmade farmers' butter and reworking and exporting it as best factory, to the great injury of the good name of the colony in Jjjodon, not a single prosecution has been jpsfcituted' ' tiudej,- • Act. Ppbably the 4g'cicu].tural l)epartmerj|'; has Bjjrunjj from f.tto eo?t- pf cg>cient jnapectiop, wjfich would 4 WbSßsrk-rsv'fj h » t il is inoyitabie. it will *-'^kt ueaßOfflJ Qonoeivabto to conbe tha i~. ' -■■ -*hstib injury fco, an tinue tha risk ot perm.. " "^inu the industry Uiat gives promise 01 o greatest stay of tbe small landholders 01 New Zealand. If Me Valentine can cure 'th«fji» things tiiß presence will be a great gain to tho country.