DAIRY PRODUCE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 78, 15 June 1928, Page 5

DAIRY PRODUCE

POSITION REVIEWED

COST OF BOARDS

(Special to Post)

WELLINGTON, This Day

In the course of his remarks to the shareholders, the chairman of Directors of the Bank 0 f New Zealand reviewed the position in regard to dairy produce. "The total butter and cheese imported into Great Britain for the year ended 31st March list amounted to 6,160,790 and 2,988,167 cwts, respectively, ho said. "Of amount, New Zealand supplied 1.459,060 cwts. of butter and 1,695,008 cwts. of cheese.

"It will bo seen that New Zealand supplies the Mother Country with less than a quarter of her imported requirements in butter and over a half of her imported requirements of cheese.

IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY. "In view of the altered policy now adopted relative to the marketing ot these products, there is every reason to believe that the British market should absorb, at remunerative prices, an annually increasing amount ot butter and cheese, provided the quality is kept up to the highest standard. "I noticed when I was in London that the British Minister of Heydth paid a very high compliment to the quality of New Zealand butter. He stated that he had come to-the conclusion, after ,<>■ number of years, that the quality of New Zealand butter, was the most uniform in the world, that it was the only butter which would he relied upon to preserve its standard. THE DROUGHT. "From the opening of the season to December it looked as if there would be a phenomenal output of all butterfat products for the present year, but unfortunately drought conditions, especially in the North Island, materially affected the pastures and seriously interfered with the output ot milk. Notwithstanding i this the quantity, both of butter and cheese exported will, I think, be found to constitutea record for the Domin-

At our annual meeting two years ago I gave it as my opinion that if the Meat Control Board and the Dairy Control Board were amalgamated, and the total personnel reduced considerably, not only would there be a great reduction in the cost or* administration, but tlie work would He done more efficiently. This opinion wUs strengthened and confirmed during my visit to London last year. "I again take occasion to point out that both Boards are doing precisely the same work with two sets of officials, two staffs, and two officers at both ends."