THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 8

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

;',■'.:■■ 6: OVm-MOIST: BTJTTBE. .-,: '■■. ;■■;'■'■' QinESTION; OF SHIPMENT, ' Beplying .to a question inVtho'Housß of Representatives.-. yesterday ..'by Mr. Okey, AI.P: for Taranaki,' as to whother it- is.'.his'intention .to" amend the Dairy Industry-. Act this; session,: so as toy tfjiu power graders- of'butter, for. export.-'to withhold from an) ■'. : button, found to contain over, 1G per cent, 'of moisture,'- the percentage allowed 'by"tho. Kritish : Board- of Trade/ the Mackenisio (Minister for: . Agriculture) stated, yesterday ~th'at" in-',-the opinion. l of the Government it.: was vnot considered necessary .'to''amend ■the,-, Dairy Industry Act', on the lines'v.indicated in /the. question;; ',:": Y : >Y."'. YY-Y'■"•:'-'".' . : :^: -.'^

■ ■ Commenting .on the reply, later, -llr. Okey' 'stated: ilhat inany .-farmers, were' willing •'■• that. their -ibutterv should; 'bb '..stopped.'i( it were found to be over-moist,-but the graders had no/\pbwer ..to dor'sp; , ! i Mf.vMackenzio:'.. That; would beV a':.-nicer .responsibility! ?.'?: ■'' ;■ " ' ■■:' ;' ";■"•."' •;.•"■'.' ':■'■ Discussing 'this,reply, Mr. Massey recalled a. case of a. northern firm ex-, porting: butter.: which .contained over eix- • teen -per :ceht. : . moisture,., and. doing so .'"iir., all. innocence.;^/l : -; v^vV; ■ ; j Mr, , 'Mackenzie'.-iiDo , yow.want to give, "ffie ..'Department -'• the ./responsibility of checking all, that stuff.':"," How many spectors'would, you- want? V : ' : ■■•■■■' ■ \ ; ' . -Mr.' Massey ; 'said "it was better, vent,; sucK'-butterl'being'-'exported than': to ■prosecute v itheeiporter;after the harm was ■'.done.vlt ivould.'.be"better foT:. the ■exporter: and .the, reputation .of: New Ze.a- ---■ landV produce .would'be" .-. maintained.:;.! :■; ':;Mf;V Hine''•■ (S'trntfordj said: : he v?tis : snvf prised■:. that:- , the; Minister' ': for ;Agriouli! tnre'.was.'not prepared.ito-tako. tho'rOr: sponsibility, in-. regard ;:to ■ the.; matter.v,--;-; ■':• Mr'.i Mackenzie:' I'. : did;hqt-say that..';- ':■: ■ ■ •: that: ■ .;f<, would :.be, r aS nice- respdn'sibility.':- '•'. ; L;■"-'>■.• -: Mr..VM!ickenzie,r :'Qivey:iis;.:tbo. moneyi it-I;-wonId-7jCqsi-'-"a'■ lot.-'-'v'.-.■■.' ■■:^:C-'. n: -■■ ■■'■'■?'-> Mr. Hine-.'lt' would not -, be'; nearly; so :costly:as'the'dairy regulations; (Laughr 'ter.)^ : ::'i;;----^:^'•■'■- ; "':"'^:':-:^ L '■.::'■'-''' -.-"•' A.:Thiv.Hon;;,T.: Mackenzie;said,that;;Mr. ; Cuddie:;had .; been: '. 'going s. into.' the ; question;'; very ''.fully; ;The ', _Governmentr. had approved:: a'-plan for>using a .building;.inTaranakij"where •: butter, to ■ the. eettlers.-' cqiild be at. ; ) sixpence' per box,- it "was fover-moist.;,'. .If this firstf Want/'was' sacc'essfuliSother.-simi-'. vwould.'be','-. - installed-'-.'Ju'"'that district. ':./ ! '. : i'-/U ; '. : : :r -/>:-::rt'''/' ; ;v,.::;:U

■;• :■• Mr.' ."•. X'-- : . ; :, ';-,'.■ Continuing;: hisi/remarks;-;; Mr. i'.'Mackeu-; , . .; eie', stated'that'the :Department. had pro.-. .;■ vented ..every ; bbs'■:-'which 1 '. they ■ discpyeredl vto ...contain/ an excess: of. •moisture:: from::leavinglNdw":^Zealand.,:'.Although'it had ■'; bo. power-..t0.d0 :Eb,-:those ; connected with' ': the'A'industry : : had: 'raised,.' no!: bbjccfr in'. .': It• would':be:' impossible- ;for . the. Govi v;.mentV.to. check i : all'.'the:' : i3utter.: as ; I t ; TTOuld' cause delay li.n'-shipment. 'To-1 ; it was gratifying .to hear • from: Taran'alH ''. that:, the rsettlersiiwcre'iprepar'cd ! : tn:" giyo '■■■ fuither..,.p'6iyers/■'. tp-i;the .^Department.:. : in': ; ■''. regard:to 'itKeJregulatipn.Jbfr, the 'industry.- .- Although,..there;. wasiic.onsiderablo -i objed-; ';. tion', s : to l,tho.: i 'they : ; now,' ; .appreciated ; :■' officers ••' wrng sent:there..:' A.ir'tliiaiiiicrcased -work'. - : 'meant increased y ; otes, r ; andJhe ,hoped ; .'thaf '^menibers','would -Support; increased grants :;if'it^could■ bbpshown.;that.. they.;were::in' ;;theiiinterests 'of the::"industry. ..The.-De-- 1 : .ipartfaientj'was also-.going••■'■:inti):'liea.Vy.-es:--' ;.pense in. connection :with:.cow. testing:.' It r -.iwas ..hoped, further, . to. :bny more .-stock','' J andi,.instructors.:. wonld^'.-be':..appointed' , \,ia ■'?'giye.:.'."V practical '•■ .^instruction -Ws to ilttie.vSdairying/"people. [.iijjreparedv.a';.'Bill";w-hich..,woiild i : contain:. V".more' : than ,was!.' enforced :at -'present. ..but . 'caution must be shown;: and. it be ; necessary:': fc/Jbring ' 'itV in.'piecemeal, v (Laughter.) r .-. -Mr, : Ma:ssey:y : Any' ; .■i<BeoeweH''laughter.).>;'-...-.,■.-...:■■'..■.'•;.;••>.. h :;- ; :>.