THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 10, 7 October 1907, Page 2

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

B'JTTER C/iRCOES. THE TRIALS OF' TRANSHIPMENT. . . AUCKLANDE.RS UNEASY. .Auckjanders .-aro,. jibbing against sen'ding-iKcir home shipments of butter -via Wellington. -In the case of .the West Coast- shipments, the butter is loaded into trucks at_ Auckland from 10 o'clock at night onwards, and it is generally noon on the following day before the consignments are at rest in the bold of (be steamer for Wellington. To get to the steamer it goes in sections by-/various passenger trains from Auckland to Onehunga, subject to many delays and. increases of tempcraturo. Not even is a special train obtainable:to convoy the produce to Onehunga. The deterioration must be extensive. At Wellington, again, there is more handling, and moro thawing-. Direct Scrvice Wanted. The fact of the Turakina sailing with a cargo direct- from Auckland on Dominion Day ""impressed upon the. minds of Auckland dairy people the great superiority of direct shipments. She took-2(MI boxes of Auckland butreceiving it .sfraifht from the coolstores into her chambers without any delay. There are indications that Aucldanders are -.going' to make a big 'tir to secure regular dircct shipments; and, in truth, one cannot understand why they have so long put up with tho losses which transhipment injuries must entail. 1 ' T EVei ; ything possible be done to ensure direct shipments from all the chief ccntres m relation to such sensitive produce as butter, and thero is no doubt it would bo profitable'jtp,- Auckjanders—as well as of tho Dominion's exports—to make arrangements shipments, oven at an increased freight. Quttor Merchants View/:. 'This view'is. strongly confirmed by Mi'.'Van--Veen, 'a • merchant of the firm of Van Veen, Roid and Co. That gentleman told a "Farmers' Weekly"' representative' that,hd: is: emphatically ill favour-, -of" dircct'Jiihipnients from Auckland to London every time. "As far as'ipy'firnits'concerned," lie said, "we.-trill ship direct every time, as we are,, satisfied y.that ; the constant handling' tho butter receives at Onehunga and' Wellington, and consequent cxposu'ro, has a deteriorating effect. It is frequently remarked that New Zealand, buttors, when they ar'rivo on'the'.London jjihrfcet, aro stale .on.tho outside, and" yet of perfect■quality' iuside. -I. am satisfied thsit the solution cf that difficulty may he found in ( thc contontion that tho butter has- been continually defrosted and frozen again during the period of transit. If kept out of the freezer for ton or twelve , hours, it defrosts for a depth of about half an .inch round the outside, and so you can understand,-.thcj. jjijnlit' ,oij the outer: .culTejs considerably. Of cojirso, I quite understand tho .value of regular and frcqiie.pt shipir'eiifs, but I would -vather rtly ~on'- ariVJirfficular service, and ship direct, than run the chance of tho during -transhipment. 'Iliith-r than do that, our firm '.vil!,shin-only 011. eeean'Whd vessels, . wlieflie-i'i t-hey leave direct or otherwiso." noiative btilpuis. • " Auckland at present i;anks third in tho list of : New Zealand' butter-export-ing ports, and seventh of those.exporting chcesc. During tho year ended last March the quantities exported were: — Packages Packages Butter.' Cheese. N. Plymouth 170,332 13,918 Wellington 151,2-14 20,355 -Auckland - 159,175 3.233 Patea 1C0.02V 37.MG1 Duncdin 31, <125 9,147 I/'ttelton 17,328 G. 595 Bluffy 34,048 AupKland. a FinaU'Rort. Mr.' Wesley . New Zca-. land Dairy ■ favour- 1 ing direct sh i {ItSp i'tior s it-hotter to tranship twodays of tho occan strani'er-'t : tJsßn .to put the produce'. aboardV-'i'tt'LA'nckland.: 011 an. v;hs not .duo to leave her fiii|ij£New gcalnnd. port till two;weoks .-Direst.steamers, to have, any' vaJuesniusfcy inako Auckland the;,'final, portS?i^vii.^iU-?i

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