WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1924, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES.

POLITICS AND BEER. (Special to “Guardian”.) WELLINGTON'. July U. ror some time past, a rumour has been current, in Wellington that In-ow-ing interests were actively concerned in engineering a dissolution. How this was to lie accomplished was not indicated. but, that the tr.'ide desired a dissolution and wns working for tin* satin' was insisted. It would tin doubt he it tremendous monetary gain for the trade not to have it licensing vote taken for another three years, and one can understand the desire to bring this tiboiit. The rumor, while it did not altogether die down, was not taken seriously. The smcess of beer’s efforts to bring about a dissolution was regarded as a possiiiiltiv. but not a probability. Last week there was u fresh rumour. ft was stated that a wellknown member of the Reform Party, who is believed to he nursing a grievance. intended to vole against the Government on the want-of-eonliiieiiee motion. This ap|X‘urcd to have an electrical effect on a. certain class of speculator, lor the shares of brewery concerns wen' in active demand and there were strong bids for Crown Brewery shares. Ward and Co’s .Brewery shares. .Manning and Co’s lirowery shares, and New Zealand Breweries’ shares, the latter now’ standing at a premium of A per cent, to In per cent. Hero we have another illustration of how closely politics and business arc related. It is a great pitv that it should he so. THE WINTER SHOW.

Wellington’s Winter Show closed on Saturday—in a howling northerly gale, Imt the weather during the week was agreeable, the show’ was excellent and tile whole thing has proved a success, that is to say. there will la* a balance on the right side of the ledger. There was the usual class of exhibits. but' some of the exhibitors so awauged matters as in make their exhibits a means of educating the public. One* such exliibil was that of the New Zealand Macon Company. This concern, besides showing its own products exhibited Hitches of bacon procured from Denmark. England and Australia, and visitors to the exhibition were able to compare t!*e different produets. It was noticeable that tin* Danish and British sides of bacon were rather longer than the New Zealand bacon, though perhaps tin* eiil'-ing may not. have been any hatter. It is obvious that the Hritish prefer tin* long sides, and tor New Zealand to gain a footing in the English market, it will he necessary to breed the class of hog which will yield long sides of bacon. Wellington has made a goad start with the exhibition, and is determined to profit by the experience. Exhibitors have been asked for suggestions. One larliier exbibitoi thought it would bo an education to farmer and citizen alike, if the principle employed in the bacon exhibit was carried further and applied lo milking cows and fat sheep. He thought it might be arranged to have a first-class dairy cow milking alongside a poor class dairy cow. with a special plant for cooling and testing of the milk and the manufacture of butter to show with it true object lesson, the folly of keeping poor stock. Similarly five lilt siieep might lie shown alongside a pen of scrubbers, and eareases similarly displayed. In Ins opinion it was the process rather than the finished article that would interest the visitor. FLUCTUATING BUTTER MARK El. During the first week of the month the butter market advanced 2s per cut. practically every day. and various opinions were expressed to account lor the advance. Tin* consumptive demand was reported good, and it was urged that the spread of the demand was due to the excellent advertisement An .traliau and New Zealand Imlicrs were receiving al the Wciiibtcv Exhibition. Last week prices receded, not as fast as they advanced, still they fell appreciably and no reason lor this fall has been furthcoming. In Hie long run prices are controlled by supply ami demand, hut our producers would no doubt, be glad to have some information that would tiirow light on these weeklv and sometimes daily fluctuations. Then* is no statistical information to guide the producers. Surely it would be of Milne to know the shipments nlloat. for the United Kingdom from Australia and the Argentine say once il fortnight, or better still would it not h>* possible in get an authoritative review of tin* market cabled to New Zealand once it week. I lie dairy industry is worth approximately CIS.(!ll to the country, but it is not likely to stop at that, ami therefore to encourage the dairy lariuei's. ami to give them an idea of what is going on in tin* irriniiinf market ait ellort should be made to procure the suggested information. Probably the Dairy (ou-ii-oi Hoard is wailing tor the return ,f i;-. tourist- In-furc taking action, hut it, i- hoped that it will move in this matter and give a better service than the Meat Hoard has been able to arraug«.