SUCCESS CLAIMED

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1933, Page 11

SUCCESS CLAIMED

PACKING BUTTER IN VACUUM. MANAWATU EXPERIENCE. Palmerston N., Aug. 29. “Our directors have been very fortunate in securing an excellent agreement with a vacuum company,” stated Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., chairman of directors, at the annual meeting of suppliers and shareholders of the New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union this morning. “One of the clauses in the contract provides that our company’s output must be dealt with before that of any other company in New Zealand, and another provides that unless we get at least 4s 8d per cwt. above the London price, we can terminate the contract,” continued Mr. Nash. “Sales are highly satisfactory. The first trial shipment sent. Home consisted of 44' boxes in pats, which gave a surplus after all expenses had been met, of 10s 9d per cwt. on London prices for butter, and furthermore resulted in the receipt of cabled orders increasing the quantity, and shipments are now being sent by. every steamer, the prices realised on each shipment varying from 9s Id to 12s above the London price.” Mr. Nash added that while it was said that extravagant claims were being made for the process, his directors had no difficulty in arriving at figures because they invariably had bulk butter on the same ship, and were therefore able to compare the results. The company had or-

ders for vacuum bulk butter, but had not sent it because it was felt that it might injure the pat sales. . The company recently had to instruct its London agents not to increase sales until the new factory was ready, this being due to the inconvenience of having to send the butter to Hawera to be packed. When the new factory is completed it will be possible to put the butter under vacuum within a few hours of its leaving the churn. Contrary to what had been stated, Mr. Nash pointed out that London messages proved that it was not essential that butter packed in vacuum should be sold immediately it had been opened up.

“During the past month,” continued Mr. Nash, “we have had numerous inquiries for butter for Shanghai, Malaya, Jamaica, India and Eastern ports, and the directors are giving this aspect of the business their full consideration.”