DAIRY INDUSTRY

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6546, 20 November 1924, Page 5

DAIRY INDUSTRY

WELL ORGANISED DAIRY DIVISION Mr J. Petersen, of the New Zealand Dairy Divisiop, who has accepted the position of dairy expert to the Argentine Government, at a farewell function in his honour at Palmerston North, stated that he considered that New Zealand had the best, organised and most efficient dairy division in the woild, and its officers were also the lowest salaried in the world. These sentiments; were cordially endorsed by those interested in the trade, but those not so closely , connected with the industry are not so willing to accept the verdict as expressed above, and they want to know/why the dairy farmers do not see that something is dine in this direction. The dairy industry has been spoon fed for many years, indeed practically from its inception, and it is thought that it is now time the industry relied more on itself and less on the consolidated fund. It is pointed out that the frozen meat industry received no such assistance from the .State, and when it became necessary to appoint veterinary inspectors at the various works, the companies had to, find the amount of the salaries of the inspectors, although the Government made the selection. The freezing companies are also paying dearly for the Meat Control Board.