BUTTER QUALITY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23203, 24 November 1938, Page 9

BUTTER QUALITY

DOMINION IMPROVEMENT

LONDON TRADER'S COMMENT MORE HYGIENIC METHODS In a comment upon the quality of New Zealand dairy produce the annual review of W. Weddel and Company. Limited, dairy importers, London, states that both butter and cheese have improved enormously during the last few years and still greater improvement is looked for in tho near future, principally as a result of the great strides which hare been made in the sterilisation of milking plants and dairy utensils and in the more efficient methods of cooling milk and cream. Moreover, tho zoning of factories by the Executive Commission of Agriculture has prevented deterioration to cream due to long distance travelling. Discussing general features of the world market for tho year ended June .'3O, 1938,. the review stated, that it could not .be said there was much over-pro-duction of butter, in the year, although a big proportion of the supply was still being sold to the public at prices which did not cover costs. For several years past, owing to the artificial stimulation of production on the one handy and low retail prices on. tho other, the British public had enjoyed the advantage of a plentiful supply of this most'valuable article of food at a price well below its intrinsic value. '> There was no reliable record of domestic production of butter in the United Kingdom. Total consuiiiption was estimated at about 500,000 tons per 'annum (251b. a head), of which 474,114 tons were imported in the year reviewed, valued at £51,700,000. Cheese consumption was estimated at about 190,000 tons (91b., a he/id), of which 149,393 tons were imported in the year, valued at £9,804,000. Of these quantities New Zealand supplied in the period 139,674 tons of butter and 85,058 tons of cheese, against 143,843 tons and 81,G0S tons, respectively, in the previous year. ' MARKET AGAIN WEAKER 20S PER CWT. BELOW GUARANTEE LONDON, Nov. 22 The butter market is quiet. New Zealand choicest salted is quoted at 104s per cwt.; unsaltcd 105s; Australian: Salted, 100s; unsalted, ;102s. ; The market for Now Zealand butter has declined a further 2s per cwt. since the close of last week. The present level is approximately 20s per cwt. below the sterling equivalent of the guaranteed price. On an f.o.b. basis New Zealand butter is worth 12.33 d per lb., against the guarantee of 14.89 d per lb. POWER POLE SHORTAGE RETICULATION PROBLEMS DELAY AT ROTORUA [BY TELEGItArH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] ROTORUA, "Wednesday In common with other electrical supply authorities in the Dominion, the Rotorua branch of the Tourist Department is experiencing the gravest difficulty in securing supplies of poles for power reticulation. . The shortage of poles is preventing the department trom commencing the reticulation of the Ngakuru-Guthrio area which was authorised some time ago. The other necessary material, with the exception of the transformers, is now to hand, but until the 1400 to 1600 poles required arc available, there is nc( prospect of commencing the work. The electrical superintendent of the department in Rotorua, Mr. 11. J. Hardie, during his recent visit to Wellington, discussed the position with representatives of tho New South Wales .forestry interests which are supplying much of the timber for tho poles, and it is hoped that, as a result of these negotiations, orders may be expedited. Tho shortage is so acute, however, and tho orders from, New Zealand so large, that there appears to bo no immediate prospect of any considerable supplies being delivered. PETROL SELLING HOURS RESTRICTION 4N VICTORIA TRADERS' STRONG PROTESTS [from our own correspondent] MELBOURNE, Nov. 17 In spite of strong protests from traders, the new law fixing hours for the sale of petrol, oils and motor accessories has been proclaimed to operate from November 28. The new law. will also prohibit the carting of ice creams, aerated waters and cordials on Sundays from tho place of manufacture or from any depot of the manufacturer. Trading hours of guruges have been fixed as follows.— Metropolitan area: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Fridays, 7 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Mondays to Thursdays, 7 a.m. to >. p.m. Outside metropolitan area: On the usual weekly half-holi-day,- Sundays and public holidays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.; on the clay ou which tho late trading night is observed, 7. a.m. to. 9.30 p.m.; on the other days of the week, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Petrol, oil or accessories may bo supplied after hours in an emergency, but records of sales must bo kept in a book. Details which must be placed in the book are: —Registered number of car; make of car; details of purchase l with date and time; name of registered owner of car; address of otvner; name of the driver and his destination; ieasons for tho purchase and the circumstances claimed to constitute the emergency; signature and address of traveller who verified tho information appearing opposite his. name. Mr. E. W. Miller, one of the sponsors of a proposed Garage Proprietors' Defence League, said that many proprietors would be ruined by tho new law. Countrv garages would be more harshly affected than those in tho metropolitan area, as tourists would bo forced to buy petrol in the city before they began country journeys. Mr. Miller also said that many proprietors would be compelled to make extensive alterations to premises which had been designed for a 24-hour service. The proprietors wanted the operation of the law deferred for a year to enable a committeo to investigate its probable effects. LEYLAND-O'BRIEN COMPANY The report and accounts of the Ley* land-O'Brien Timber Company, Linn ited, were adopted a(: tho annual meet, ing of shareholders yesterday. Details were published in tho Herald on November 32. The retiring directors, Messrs. C. V. Houghton' and A." Leylaiid, were reelected. !