MANUFACTURE OF FANCY CHEESES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 19

MANUFACTURE OF FANCY CHEESES.

AN INSTRUCTRESS APPOINTED. WELLINGTON, October 15.' Up to the present little or nothing has been done in New Zealand with regard to the manufacture of fancy cheeees which in some other dairying countries is a source of a considerable amount of revenue. The Minister of Agriculture has now decided to make a departure in that direction, and to that ..end has. appointed as instructress Miss Davis, who recently arrived from England with high credentials as to her ability in that line.

It is not anticipated that anything can be done at present by way of creating an export trade for soft or fancy cheeses, but it is considered that there is a large scope locally for the industry, more particularly in the chief centres. Where the production of soft and fancy cheeses has been fostered it has been found to be a highly payable,business, and it is anticipated that this will be a prominent feature in the development of the policy already announced by the Minister of Agriculture. Already more than one dairy company has intimated that it will be glad to avail itself of Miss Davies's services, as instructress, and it is considered likely that the departure will result in a large increase of the dairying industry. ■ •"•• '■*'-,'