DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20899, 13 December 1929, Page 8

DAIRY INDUSTRY.

BUTTER-FAT BASIS OF PAYMENT. MR VBALE’S SYSTEM RECOMMENDED. (Per United Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, December 12. A conference of delegates to the New Zealand Dairy Breeds Asociations was held to-day, Mr H. J. Merchant (Cardiff) presided. Mr Marohant said that the conference had been convened in order that the present system of payment for milk supplied to factories upon a butter-fat basis might be discussed. The system was an obviously unfair one, and it was intended to thresh the matter out thoroughly that day. It was scarcely necessary for him to dwell upon the injustice that existed, for it had been investigated very closely by Mr P. O. Veale, dairy scientist, at the Hawera research laboratory. Mr Veale had devoted several years to his researches, and his results were invaluable. He had endeavoured to devise some measure of calculation in order to arrive at an equitable method of payment. Mr J. P. Kalaugher (Auckland) then outlined in detail Mr Veale’s investigations, and suggested a computation of payment. After considerable discussion Mr G. Webb (Levin) moved, and Mr R, Peach (Canterbury) seconded, the following resolution:—“That this conference stresses the injustice of the present system of payment on a butter-fat basis alone for milk supplied for cheese and casein and dried milk manufacture, and urges that immediate steps should be taken to bring in the system recommended by Mr P. 0. Veale. dairy scientist at the Hawera research laboratory, of payment on a butter-fat basis with additions or deductions according to the casein fat ratio of the milk.” The resolution was unanimously carried.