DAIRY CONGRESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 248, 19 October 1937, Page 3

DAIRY CONGRESS

BERLIN GATHERING NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES LONDON, Sept. 18. New Zealand was represented at the eleventh Triennial World Dairy Conference in Berlin last month by Mr. H. E. Davis, London manager 01 the New Zealand Dairy Sales Division, Mr. F. H. Taylor, Inspector of Dairy Products, Dr. H. R. Whitehead, Massey Agricultural College, Mr. John Fisher, Southland, and Mr. Peter Petersen, Waikato. No fewer than 59 countries sent 3760 delegates.

Mr. Taylor, who made a short tour of certain districts in Germany after the conference, said on his return to London that the organisation had been excellent, and that the hospitality and kindness showered upon the delegates by their German hosts were at times almost embarrassing. Every detail was carefully thought cut and provision made for the comfort and convenience of the visitors. Lectures to Delegates In each of the leading hotels, for instance, a member of the Hitler Youth Organisation was permanently stationed during the Congress period to attend to the needs of the guests. They had only to make their requirements known and all arrangements in connection with tickets and reservations for the various items on the Congress programme were made for them. Mentioning some of lhe outstanding aspects of the conference, Mr. Taylor said that a novel feature, in the form of headphones, was introduced in the lecture halls. The phones were attached at each seat, enabling the delegates to listen to the lecture in either English, French, or German. since it was delivered in these languages in separate rooms and synchronised with the lecturer speaking in his own language in the Assembly Hall. Thus, the tedious necessity of translating the lectures into three languages was obviated. “An exhibition was also held at the same time as the Congress meetings,” said Mr. Taylor. “There were stands and displays of dairy produce and machinery from the various countries. We were particularly !>- terested in a quality test for butter, 20 countries competing and entering 320 samples. “A group of international experts was appointed to judge. No public announcement was made in regard to the placing of the butter exhibits, but the countries concerned were advised of their respective positions and the eight highest scoring entries were published in their alphabetical order. “They were Austria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, Norway and U.S.A. New Zealand was not represented by an exhibit. Intense Cultivation “The first thing that impresses the visitor to Germany when once he leaves the confines of the towns,’ added Mr. Taylor, “is the intense cultivation . Every available acre is being utilised. There are no over-grown hedges and space occupying fences. “The New Zealand Government extended an invitation to the International Dairy Federation to hold its next Congress in New Zealand in 1940. However, the Austrian Government had apparently lodged an invitation prior to the receipt of that from New Zealand, and it was, therefore, decided to hold the next Congress in Vienna.

“Should it still be the desire of the New Zealand Government to extend an invitation to the Congress for 1943, it may be accepted that she has prior claim and will be given every consideration.”