NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11398, 15 April 1899, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IN

LONDON

IRREGULAR SHIPMENTS,

(Fjiom Our Own Corhesjpondent.)

WELLINGTON, April 14.

In his last report to the Agricultural department Mr H. C. Cameron, inspector of produce in London, reports that during the discharge of the Waimatc the New Zealand Shipping Company tested the new elevator to which ho referred in his last report. This was an endless chain with carrying anus fitted on to a telescopic frame which was lowered into the hold and driven by a rope from v, steam winch on dock. The appliance, says Mr Cameron, works very s.icad.ily, :md with sonic slight alterations will prove a great improvement on the mcaus of discharge of meat. He was informed that in the discharge oi' the Tekoa the men working the elevator put out 5900 carcases un (lie timo that the men working the ordinary sling put out 1600.

Mr Cameron says the . shipments of butter during the past month, have been, most irregular and unsatisfactory. During eight days, from February 7 to 15, three vessels arrived with 40,642 packages of butter. Then there were no further arrivals until' March 1, when four vessels reached London within three days, but with only 5449 packages of butler amongst them. This mismanagement, soys Mr Cameron, is amazing. The arrangement of regularity of supplies and shipments must seriously be undertaken by the dairy associations in the "colony, and until that is done no satisfaction can. be afforded at the London end.