HANDLING N.Z. PRODUCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1689, 4 March 1913, Page 8

HANDLING N.Z. PRODUCE.

PEOCfKESS Of MR. LYSNAK'S .. v . JIISSIUN. A visitor to Wellington yesterday was Mr. W. j3. Lysuur, ot (iisborue, who is ut present engaged in a mission lo improve tho conditions under winch iN'ew Zealand fiozeu-produce' is hauiiled and niai'Koicd at Home. As indicated previously, tnc uutcowo of jSlr. Lysnar's recent visit to England, on behalf of tho New ile.ilnnd truiluiiers' Association, was not eatislac- , tury to the association, so far as improvements by the Port of London Autnority ais concerned, and as a result of tho up-to-date facilities. at Bristol, its superior distributive powers, and the support promised thero for' New Zealand trade, it was decided to form a Bristol-New Zealand Company, l to undertake the marketing of tho produce. l .. On tho understanding that a certain, number of shares in tho company (IOjJfUO) would be taken up in New Zealand, business peoplo in Bristol undertook to find the balance.. With the object of , pointing out to New Zealand producers tho necessity, for turning towards'tbo West' Coast, port, and supporting- the Bristol-New Zealand Company, 111 1 . Lysnar is' at present in the middle of a lecturing tour, which, lie reports, is working out most satisfactorily. Already he has had meetings at Gisborne, Dannevirke, Masterton, Palmerston, Feilding, Marton, and Blenheim,, and he is now on his way to Auckland to address-a meeting at Cambridge on the fifst night of tho' Waikato A. and P. Show. Mr. Lysnar will return via New Plymouth and Wariganui, and Will then proceed to the South Island. At each,meeting addressed a resolution has been carried unanimously approving the formation of the BristolNew Zealand Company, and'shipping direct to Bristol. - "I think tlie present position is very encouraging," said Mr. Lysnar, when speaking.; to a . representative of The Dominion. "Wc have invited all the commercial, banking, and freezing people to co-operate: with .us, and in no instance has there been any reason put forward to.', discourage the movement, or disclose any weakness in it. On the contrary wo expect to have the entire co-operation of | "a. number, of. freezing - companies. The management of one company has already, to us that they .will bo prepared to put. their produce through our iorganisation l immediately it is- established.' 1 ,-Wo expect -to hav'e others support us in the same way. .The farmers, are ;agreed; that matters are not right at ; at 1 present, both as regards the facilities for handling produce and tho means of marketing it. Some seem to think.it is the duty of the Government to put- things right; but,- of course, it has 'beeii pointed' out to .tlicm that the Government officials at : Home can only advise, and that,it is impossible for them ''to'"interfere,>a's they status. The. ■producei'' alofle can "do 1 ' 1 it. ''However, when the position generally is made clear to farmers they mostly support the Bristol scheme. , In one case a strong opj-on-ent of tho scheme,was so struck with it when/ho saw just what was aimed at, that' lio]"iniinediately ! ' application for lOO'shares in the company.": ;Mr.' Lysnar added that the directors of ..different dairy companies were showing considerable interest in tho which' • was as much to their advantage as it was .to'the/advantage of tho meat producer.. •Arrangements had been made for'him to -meet the directors of several factories, and discuss tho matter, with them. If, said Mr. .'Lysnar,' the' dairy farniers support ithe scheme in the'maimer that is considered probable it will bo'necessary to arrange, for, a fortnightly steamer service to': tho 1 West Coast port and. negotiations have already been oj)ened up in this direc;tion, .'and;if suflicio'nt interest i 9 shewn "by7*the dairy people -there is "every prospect of a fortnightly service being given. They looked for strong support from dairy people. y Asked what tho reception ,of tho ' scheme had been generally, Mr. Lysnar remarked that everything had gone exceptionally well, and thero had been no real opposition at all.

Eeplying to a query as to when finality might be looked for, Mr. Lysnar said:— "It would be possible W bring the matter to a head immediately applications are received for the 10,000 shares which aro to be issued in New Zealand. Everything is ready at Home,, all tho details being arranged, and upon a cablegram sent that- the 'producers in New Zealand have backed tho scheme to the extent of .£IO,OOO, the Bristol people will immediately put in their ,£11),000 shares, and the company will be registered, and works could proceed at once. It would,, for instance. be possible to get a start this'present month with the arrangements that are already completed. Thero are boats available, and a start could be made in a matter of days after the producers at this end have agreed to subscribe their minimum quota. It is desired to get a start this year, so as to havo the association in thorough-going order for tho beginning of next season's trade." 1 Referring to London charges, Mr. Lysnar stated that under a revised scale tho Port of London storage charges had been slightly raised—about 3d. per ton—for the first, month, but for tho second mouth they were slightly reduced, and a. third rate was mado for small parcels of 100 or less. This was in striking contrast to Bristol, tho authoritiest of which port had written him under date January 11, outlining a revised scale covering large reductions which would be put into force in the event of the present negotiations with. New Zealand being carried through. Under the revised scale, said Mr. Lysnar, tho actual freezing charges at Bristol and London wouldi compare as under:—London charges would be 225. Gd. per ton for the first month, whilo the Bristol charge would be Is. Gd. per week, or 6s. por month; in the second month tho London charge would bo 205., as against Is. :6d. /per week at Bristol, and in tho third month London would chargo 17s. Cd. per month, and Bristol,ls. fid. per week. Un.der 'the old rates it was possible to ship produce, through Bristol to Smithfield (allowing'one week's storage) at lid. per ton cheaper than it could be shipped through London, or, allowing six weeks' storage in both cases, at a saving of 7s. 9d. per week. By the concession now offered by Bristol -the saving, according to Mr. Lysnar, will be 4s. sd. per ton. as compared with lid. with a week's storage; and the other, charge would result in a saving of 13s. 9d. for six weeks' storage, ns against 7s. 9d. ■ The "penny wise and ponnd foolish" farmer, coiitonts himself with coing on tho old, old way, indifferent to the signs of progress around him. But tlie farmer who is to mako money takes advantage of every labour-saving dovice that comets within his reach. For instance, tho, progressive N-ew Zealand farmer knows that he can save many pounds annually by installing a' Milking Machine and driving it with an, "Anderson" Oil Engine. Experience shows that tlieso engines ,aro in every respect tho most economical for the farmer, for they pay for Ihcmsclves in l a .very, short 1 , time. Further, t.hq "Anderson" is reliablo under all working conditions—a most important point whoro regularity is essential. Learn some further particulars by writing to Andersons, Ltd., Christchurch.—Advt. ' , Writing under date January 31 on tho necessity for purchasing good bulls, where it. is'desired to improve a herd, "Hoard's Dairyman" remarks , incidentally as under:—"The othor day, Mr. Barton, of Now Zealand, an experienced llolstein breeder, came to Canada and selected a carload of Holstein lfcifers from some ■of our most reputable breeders, paying first-class nrices. For one young bull, owned by llr. John Iletts, ho paid .£000." .' Tho highest efficiency in cheesc-'making -is secured only in those factories that havo installed the Patent. "Victor" Vat. There's a "reason why," 'tis this: Tho sloping bottom, with its centre channel, allows tho whey to drain off. leaving the curd high and dry. Therefore the '*Victar" is a means leading to high-grado cheese and larger profits, ("let in lino with, other up-to-date factories and order yeur "Victor" Vet now, dirret from tho maker,. Albert J. J.'arton, Carterton.— .Advt. •