DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

Hr TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN , COPYRIGHT. DAIRYING INDU s>f KY. DUNEDIN, July '29. Dairying prospcts in Otago and Southland are distinctly hopeful, vi is, as yet. rather early to guess as to what the spring grass will he like, hut there is abundance of turnips and other winter feed, and many farmers are preparing for early calving and bringing in larger herds than usual for the first of the miming. The good prices offering for butter arc inducing dairymen to got to work without delay, not perhaps much earlier than ordinarily, but with nuno cows than they commonly start the season with. The Taieri and Tokomairiro Plains, and the country as far south as Bnlcluthn. wili soon be very busy in regard to this industry, and as Southland lias enjoyed a good winter, farmers there will not- behindhand. MAORI ENTERPRISEGISBORNE. July 29.

The Xgatiporou Dairy Co., which i erecting a modern factory at Ruatorea. will commence operations early in the new season, probably about the second week in September. The majority ol the suppliers will be Maoris. It is claimed that never before in the history of dairying has n company started under such favourable auspices as the Xgatiporou Coy., for its suppliers will be milking grade cows, most of which have been purchased in the Taranaki district. The company has purchased since its inception 700 heifer-. and 10!) cows, also ,T2 purebred Jersey bulls backed by butter fat records. Tt is estimated that the factory will draw supplies from 1000 cows during the first season. Several white settlers are also taking an interest in the dairying scheme. .Mr A. Kemp intends milking 70 cows. Most of the cattle have been disposed of to persons who will be milking fit) bead or more. This feature of the operations is one particularly pleasing to the directors, for it means that the factory will be supplied by persons who are making a business and not a side line of dairying.

MAHARAJ SAYS good-bye. \\ ELLINGTON. July 29

llis Excellency the Governor-General lias received the following wireless messniiV from his Highness Maharaj-raiia of Jhaiawar, who sailed from Wellington bv the s.s. lonic on Tuesday last: “On leaving New Zealand permit me t () thank your Excellency once again for all your kindness and hospitality, and the great assistance given to me by the Dominion Government throughout my visit, which lias been mest interesting and enjoyable. I carry away with me to India the pleasantest recollections ol my New Zealand tom.

UNIVERSITY EDITATION

COMMISSION AT WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON July 29. (jiving evidence before the Iniver

site Cuiiiinissioii to-day G. S. Peieu, Professor of Agriculture at I ictoria L niverjity stated that facilities fur training for research work lor employment in the Department of Agriculture or as teacher of agriculture were at the moment deplorably weak. Ihe additional facilities icquircd would entail ecu-idcrable expenditure, i hero was marked need for a number of welltrained men, but, owing to its small si/e. the country’s annual requirements

were proportionately small. With Lincoln College in the South Island, one new school in the North Island would be quite snflicieiit to meet the requirements of the country lor many vetirs to coma. There was an enormous Hold for agrii ullure research in the Dominion, and il grants were made lot two - hods in the North Island, one school should coniine its activities to n-.earch. so that unnecessary duplira ti.in would lie molded and the ntottei u ~|| spent. Unless cither the Government or the university came lorward uii!i bold policy and was strong enough i > adhere to it. the present effect to establish facilities for training in keeping with the Dominion’s position as an agricultural country would he the victim of sectional and selfish interests and agricultural education in the University would he doomed to a period of anaemic mediocrity.