DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5805, 24 February 1897, Page 4

DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS.

"The following are the shipments of dairy I produce by the' National Dairy Association • of New Zealand (South Island branch), from Lyttelton. and Port Chalmers to the United Kingdom, from the opening of eeason; 1896-97 to- date :— FROM LYTTELTOK.

Mr J. R. Scott, Secretary of the National Dairy Association, in forwarding the above returns, writes: — "All cheese and butter : show marked improvement, due, I am convinced, to : Government instruction. Uniformity is becoming miarkcd. Credit is also due to the painstaking efforts of factory managers and makers. Nearly all the shipments are factory-made ; very little else is shipped now, I am glad to say." The above figures differ greatly from those recently - published by the Agricultural Department. The latter stated the exports during January from Lyttelton. at 40f tons butter and 28 tons cheese, and from' Dunedin at 33$ tons butter and 61 J tons cheese. Probably the Government figures were obtained from tho Customs returns, and- the difference is due to some of the exports not having been entered at the Customs until the following month. , The Dairy Association's return places the export in a much better light. .

Date. Ship. Butter. | Cheese. Tons. Tons. Oct. 28 Euahino 25 — Nov. 9 Mainari . 21 15 Nov. 25 < Gothic 28 — Dec. 1 Tongariro 26 34 Dec. 16 RiumtaUa SO 40 Jan. 15 PaUeha i> — Feb. 4 lonic 50 100 Feb. 11 Kuauehu 57 12 .' Total ... 2G6 .201 FROM rOJtT CHALMERS. Oci. 27 Buahine 10} = Nov. 3 Mnmari 14-J — Nov. 20 Tongariro 37, b 41' v; Dec. 12 Einmtaka. 58 152 Dec. 24 Matatna 47 .73^ Jan. 2C AVuiniato 33 SOS Jan. 29 lonic ' 108 169 Feb. 1G Ruapeliu • 21^ IG7 Totnl ... 329;- 911 Total from South Island ... ' | 595^- | lia2