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Northern Advocate, 2 September 1919, Page 4

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. LM.Micxsr: isrrrmMWT yiktj> I'OSSUVbK. ;.'DO]l) IMCR COW. The report of the l'nrliaineniary Indnsl ries (.'(MJiini.-sioti wliieh has just Heen tabled in tlie House, has aroused much imcrcsi. and I lie sum total id' ideas outlined is rei-arded as the tt'.ost valuable eon t ribttt ion that ha yet been -made. The follovviny diiiryini-- notes \%i 11 be speeia'll.v seasonable: - TKAIMXC; OK FACTORY ICNTMuKTS. The committee recommended that a dairy school be opened for Hie seieutilie training of factory managers and assistants, shall be "•ranted cei'til'icalcs itceordinj 1 ' to the standard of proficiency achieved. These certificates should not be the

exclusive rig-lit of students -attendingt lie schools, but should be avail-ible

to all win) can attain to the standard til' knowledge and -proficiency set for t.he examinations. Tlic probably early developmenl of the manirfaclure of rennet, casein, dried milk, condensed milk, and sugar of milk makes the immediate consideration

of this question imperative owing' to the fact that few skilled operatives

and-'managers are available in New : Zealand. The site of the school is of no material consequence, and it is j possible that it could be situate near !or on .an experimental farm. The - question of research work is all-im-portant, and the school should be pro- | vided -with the .necessary facilities, the apparatus, and the-best available instructors. CASE FOR SELF-HELP. The eommittec fee] assured of the active co-operation of those engaged in controlling the dairying business, i and it is hoped that a mutual scheme may be evolved whereby those so engaged could co-operate with the Government in management and control, oven to the extent of eontribut- ! ing towards the post of estahlishj mcMit or equipment. ! The manufacture of rennet for chccse-'inahing is an industry that can be greatly assisted by scientific research, and a dairy school could advantageously be engaged in this work. The committee urge, especially as the raw material is now mostly wasted, that nothing should be left undone in the way of research work for the utilisation of otherwise waste material, and that the services of an expert rennet-maker be secured from abroad.