BUTTER-FAT OUTPUT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18118, 16 June 1922, Page 8

BUTTER-FAT OUTPUT.

NORTH ISLAND'S SHARE. THE DISTRICTS COMPARED. SMALL SOUTHERN PRODUCTION. . [BX TELECBAriI.—-OWN COBBESFONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. In a circular letter to co-operative dairy companies Mr. T. C. Brash, secretary of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Ltd., says: — "At various meetings regarding the proposed compulsory control of dairy produce, the writer has used figures snowing the quantities and percentages of dairy produce from the different ports of New Zealand. He has had several requests for these to be sent out in the way of a circular to all our members, and herewith gives the particulars asked for. You will note the percentages of cheese and butter are set out, and also the production of. butter-fat as represented in 'both butter and cheese. The figures qu which the per. centages are worked are for 12 months ending March 31, 1922, and are supplied by the dairy division The butter graded for the year ending March 31, 1922, was: — Peroentate Tons. of total. Auckland . . .. 24,324 57.5 Taranaki . . . . 5,140 12.3 Wellington, including Wanganui . . 5,913 13.9 Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland .. 1,444 8.4 Hawko's Bay . . 1,274 3-0 Ganterbury . . .. 2,196 5.3 Otago .. . a .. 1,240 2.9 Southland » . I. 723 1.7 42,254 100.0 Tho North Island was thus responsible for 90.1. per cent, of tho total butter output, compared with 9.9 per cent, in the South Island, The cheese graded in the year ending March 31 last was,— Percentage Tons. of total. Auckland .. .. 8,809 14-6 Taranaki .. ~. 22,546 37.4 Wellington, including Wanganui . • 11,728 19.5 Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland .. 1,686 2.8 Hawke's Bay .. 2,387 3.9 Canterbury .. .. \ 2.189 3:6 Otago .. •., >. 2,156 3.6 Southland .. .. 8,799 I^6 60,300 100.0 The North Island's share of the total output of cheese was 78.2 per cent., and the South Island quota 21.8 per cent. The total butter-fat graded, aa represented in both cheese and butter, for the vear ended March 31 last is shown be- ' Percentage Tons. of total. Auckland . » •• 23.659 40.5 Taranaki- .... .'• • 12,954 22.2 Wollmgton. including ) Wanganui . . 9,489 I jg.4 Nelson, Marlborough, | and Westland .. 1.851 I Hawke's Bay •• Mgg «•« Canterbury .. .. 9.«2 *g Southland I. - Jj«* J* 69.403 100.0 The butter-fat production in the two islands was tlrus: North Island 85.5 per cent., and South Island 14.5 per cent.