NEW ZEALAND HOPS IN LONDON.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VI, Issue 1, 15 January 1913, Page 126

NEW ZEALAND HOPS IN LONDON.

The High Commissioner for New Zealand in Britain reports as follows, under date of London, 28th October :

The exhibits of hops received from the Dominion were duly displayed at the Brewers’ Exhibition, and were awarded the first prizes in the classes both for “ Hops suitable for Fine Ales ” and for “ Hops suitable for Ordinary Beers.”

The hops were well displayed, and attracted a considerable amount of attention. Several inquiries have been received from hop-merchants concerning the output of the Dominion. Information 1 has been supplied to them, and the names of hop-growers in New Zealand have been furnished, so that probably buyers here will open up communication with them in regard to the crop for the coming season.

Although no other entry of colonial hops was made, and consequently our samples met with no competition, I think they rather gained by being in a class by themselves, and secured a good advertisement for the Dominion. The effect on the New Zealand hop trade at present may be small, but many persons who previously knew nothing of the product have certainly been interested therein,, and further inquiries on the subject may be expected.