Dairying Industry.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7566, 17 April 1903, Page 8

Dairying Industry.

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In referring last ni«ht to the dairy J? du^y| Mr 1). J. Nathan, president or the Wellington Chamber of Commerce expressed reeret at the probable departure of Mr Kinsella, -whose work in thedairy industry, he said, had been of the highest value to the colony. It was to be regretted, Mr Nathan added, that the colony could not see its way to keep men of Mr Kinsella's stamp for the development of an industry which meant so much to New Zealand. It was only a short time ago that a number of veterinary surgeons were imported at considerable expense, only to leave the colony again, the salaries paid to them being too low. Unless adequate remuneration were given for services rendered, the colony could not expect to procure and keep men of first-class ability. With_ the experience of Russia and America before it with regard to the value of technical and experimental classes, it was extraordinary that our bovernment was not more alert to the necessity cf obtaining and regaining the services of qualified men to teach cur settlers the latest up-to-date methods of dairying.

In the course of-Ins presidential address to the 'Weilingtou Chamber of: Commerce last night, Air D. J. Nathan >aid that Wellington seemed to be penalised so far as the expert of dairy produce was concerned. A custom, he said,, had grown up by which the export ships paid tl-e local steamer"freight op butter and cheese which were brought coastwise, Kvhile factories which sent theirproduce by raU for shipment had to pay tbe cost of putting it f.o.b. In other words, a factory at Pate* or jN'ew Plymouth put its butter on board the export ship at least 10s per ton less than a factory situatedjn the Mauawatu, Ran-ji-tikei, or Wairarapa districts This seemed to him to be unfair, but local shippers had been unable to secure a remedy. '-The Wellington district" remarked Mr Nathan, "is responsiblefor the capital expended in connection with its harbour facilities, together with the annual charges for interest and sinking fund, whilst the settlers who send their produce through the outporcs referred to incur no responsibility at all, because they could use other ports if they choose and evade all share in our responsibilities of harbour improvements.