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Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1932, Page 4

“The spirit of co-operation in research in industry grows slowly, and there are special features militating agniiust, its development :n New Zealand,” sti..te>:ll the rocretarv of ' he J>°partment of Scientific and Industrial Research, I>.\ E. Marsden, in his annual report to' be presented to Parliament. In the derived primary industries tli. re arc the diffei on tin ting interests o£ the local co-operative ; /

concern and the proprietary concerns; in secondary industries we have the purely local manufacturing concern, the combined importer and manufacturer, and the units of industry devolved from overseas. Many cases have arisen in our experience where these interests have been antagonistic to co-operation in research, but gradually a broader outlook is being built up a« each recognises the amount of fundamental information of interest to each and all, and the sphere of cooperative research efforts becomes more definitely defined. Tu general, during the year the value of organised experimental shipments of our products to England lias lmen realised. These shipments of products of fully known end scientifically determined processing and history are examined in Great Britain by combined technical and trade experts, so that reliable information is obtainable as to their characteristics, good or had, and the factors from which they arise. Thus lines of butters prepared in different ways have given a valuable lead as to the preparation of products which will he accepted by the Glasgow market. Shipments of cheese have thrown considerable light o ) maturation, and' the effect thereon of various practices in New Zealand factories. Shipments of pelts have indicated the effect of small traces of iron on keeping quality, and have 'also indicated the suitability of various methods of processing for different manufacturing uses. Similar results have arisen from consignments of wool, meat by-products, topples, pas-sion-fruit, kauri-gum etc.; but in all eases jt has been proved that the only way to obtain benefit from such shipmenu? is to have a full technical knowledge of oreshipment history and of the* conditions during trbnsonrt, followed bv an examination in Great Britain wlrch combines a. knowledge of trade requirements and their interore taticn in scientific langrave. This is the only .safe method of obtaining information on which to base extension of ‘existing markets or marketing of new products, and in this work we arc fortunate to have the co-operation of the Empire Marketing Board, t’’e various research associations in Great Britain, and of our corresponding department.