The Butter Industry.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2093, 18 July 1887, Page 2

The Butter Industry.

The other day tha Uanawatn County Council discussed the bntter question. Councillor Sanson moved “ That this Council prepare a circular on the subject of providing cool chambers on board the direct steam me to Great Britain for sending dairy produce to that country, and that a copy be sent so each local body in the North Island, requesting their co-operation with ns in the matter.** In speaking to the resolution the mover said New Zealand at the present time produced about seven million pounds of bntter yearly, and consumed about five millions, leaving a surplus of two millions for export, and for this • a market must be found, if possible. At the time the direct service was commenced cool chambers were provided in the steamers, bob H shortly after a severe drought prevailed in H Australia, and for two years a good marks! H waa found in that country. Finding than V was bnt little demand for the cool chambers, ■ and shippers were clamouring for freezing space, the cool chambers wore done ■ away with, and he had ascertained the ■ steamer people were not likely to again provide the space fox cool chambers. The dairying industry waa a most important one, as it enabled labor to be used which would not otherwise be called into operation. It wae also important in the settlement of lands, and enabled the settler to greatly decrease hie cost of living. Bnt they must have a market. Great Britain annually imported £13,500,000 worth of dairy produos from America, France, Holland, and Belgium. A few persons in this colony had tried the experiment of sending boms trial shipments of butter, with most encouraging results, one settler netting lOd pet lb, snd another lO^d. If batter was timed to arrive in England about December, a good market could be relied upon, bnt it could not be teat during the English spring and sumsur, except at a loss. In New Plymouth s great impetus wse being given to the dairy factories, and ha felt satisfied if ths industry eonld be developed, there was s lot of mousy in its Or Davies seoondsd tbs resolution, sod said that three years ago bs had netted llq on a shipment of boiler sent boms, and ha thought if space eonld be obtained, inch good might be done for the district. He thought the question they had to face wae the probability of a guarantee of a ectbahl quantity of produce bsing requited. Alter two or three other councillors had spoken, the resolution was put and -nrriei and at the evening sitting ths Council, • oomiuiitbs, drafted the circular.