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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 2

As shown in a "Topic" yesEerday, the dairying industry is The Dairying .of growing importIndustry, anco to *N<>w Zealand. During tho last twelve monthß New Zealand srnt to London more butter than that shippod by Victoria and New South Wale* combined. The quantity wa? one-dsth that sent from Denmark. The <?1hos« .exported was about one-fifth of that sent from Canada. The annual t'xpnrtK of these commodities total between two and three millions sterling in vnlno tm'd it is of importance therefore tliaf the maikets &f the world. should bs well.

walrlied: Evelj-thiiig tioV ftepejjds oil Ijtialily, And it New Zealand desires to increase the industry great care will have to be taken to export none but the best. The question of moisture in NewZealand butter is the outstanding matter that has now to be dealt with. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s annual review of the Australasian dairy produce market for the past Jreilf says :— A feature calling for special comment was the excessive amount of added moisture present in most of the butter received during the season from New Zealand. The prac- . tiee of loading butter with water ■"fMflßt too Strfingly be doprecnted, ' artd tlie adoption of a maximum limit of 12 per cent, to 13 per sent, of moisture both in Australia and the Dominion would, we feel assured, be in the best interests of al. concerned. * The prices for butter have shown a de ■ cline during the past season owing to in I creased shipments from Denmark ant ■ Siberia. The cheese market, however . has been of a far more satisfactory na , till*, arid the prices reached 68s a cwt for New Zealand and 70s for Canadiai ) cheese. Altogether the New Zealanc 1 products are well spoken of ; but bette - results would accrue if more attentioi r wore devoted to the butter. 3 ======