THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10422, 26 July 1895, Page 2

THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

(Pek United Peess Association.)

Wellington, July 25.

A large'deputation representing the dairying interests interviewed the Minister for Railways to-uight and urged a redaction in railage rates on butter and cheese, which they wished to have carried at grain rates. Mr Cadman said that before giviag a defiuita reply it would ba necessary for him to ascertaiu what loss to the railway revenue such a redaction would entail. The_Government had. already made many concessions, and as circumstances permitted wouid undoubtedly make more ; but they - had -to go cautiously, »ud not try to do too much at once. The matter would receive careful consideration. The same deputation was then introduced to the Minister for Agriculture, and urged that fcbe Government should puts more stringently into operation the clauses of theDsiry Industries AcS referring to the aeration of milk and the coolinj? of dairies, and that the fcewries should be subject to more strict; inrpecOion. Tha necessity of appointipg a maa in London to report regularly upca the quality oud condtfeioti at shipments arriviag there was also impressed npon tae Government. The Hon. Mr Sl'Keasie said that now that the Dairy Act; was better understood it could parbap3 t>3 more stringently enforced. Ho approved of the proaosal to appoint 1 a man in I^oadoa, and the matter would bs S carefully coaswiesed. As to the continoatioa of the Government subsidy to the Dairy Association, he said the House woald have something to say on this point, and tha association must look forward totho tiree when they would have to do -without Goverr.inant SBsistance. However, he was incliusd to pay the subsidy for this year.

Mostoa Bres., of WcodviHe, have laid an inf orination against AUredGower for the allegedtheffc of cstble and for seliing tha same at Palmerston North. Gower 'iid not appear to answer fcha information, and the constable who went to fixecute the w.-.rranfc fouad that- he had left his home. V It. is a rc.cosnissd/act that Ascot tobacco i the finest ever snomttfed to snioksss^ >■*•"