DAIRY-INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1933, Page 6

DAIRY-INDUSTRY

VALUABLE 'RESEARCH WORK. EMPIRE TRADE URGED. IPe 7 Press Association Copyright.) HAMILTON, June 23. ‘‘lt can be claimed ./that a ..coiusiderable amount of -progress has been achieved in finding .methods of raising the quality of butter to a still higher level and eliminating the factors giving rise to troubles in cheese-mak-ing, in milk supply starters manufacturing process, and storage,” stated Professor AY. Riddet, director of the Dairy Research Institute at the National Dairy' Conference. “Since the Institute commenced work some years ago many popular theorieshad been tested; and opinion was replaced hv fact-, on which alone solid progress depends. 'Sound progress necessarily is slow and spectacular results seldom arise in any research work. Work on existing is far from complete and the field of constructive research into new methods and new processes is comparatively untouched, but the whole staff is extremely enthusiastic as it is already tackling as much as it can cope with, and further work cannot he undertaken without additional assistance. Mr W. Sutton, director of the Wholesale Society, addressing fchd conference, said that his society was determined to build up Empire trade. Now Zealand had' still' sbmetliing to learn if she was going to feed Britain with butter and cheese. In some European eonntiies dairying progress was far more intensive tlian ever it had been before.

He reminded the conference that they were deeply concerned about the welfare of the New Zealand producer. He wished-them every success and hoped that something stronger, more definite arid more stable might lie done to make Empire trade a reality and not tho fairy talc that it was now.

DRASTIC MARKET REFORMS. HAMILTON, June 23. Drastic reforms, concerning the local butter market were endorsed by the National Dairy Conference to-day following an outline of the .Sinclair stabilisation plan. A committee set up to submit a draft scheme for the local butter market made the following recommendation :

That the. sale of butter in both Islands be placed under tile supervision of a central organisation 111 Wellington vested with .powers to prepare regulations with which all dairy companies and/or distribution agerits meet comply; that organisation shall have power to determine (a) wholesale price to ! be charged throughout New Zealand from time to time for bulk or . pat butter sold for consumption with- ! in the Doriiinion, including whey butter; (b) the amount which dairy comi panics must charge for patting and distributing butter' on the local market; (c) the maximum amount which any agent may receive by way of commission or payment for acting for a distributor for any dairy company in the sale of butter oil the local market; (d) the miriibcr af grades to be placed on the market; the amount to bo allowed for returned empty boxer,; discount for retailers for cash payment, and any other matters affecting the price to be received by dairy companies catering for local, trade. The - committee considered that the price differential as between the New Zealand economic level and world’s parity prices, plus costs, sh-yuld bo paid into? asv'<fentral fund, to bo distributed among butter making companies. It was further lecommended that the committee, he allowed to function, with power to act in cooperation with Dairy Produce Boaids, with a view to finalising the scheme. The committee’s report was u'nanimonslv adopted.

A debate* oil various milk grading tests to improve, cheese quality, occupied most cf the time of the Rational Dairy Oonfcrency t-hw "iorm ing. The discussion centred aroun-u the following remit from AH ton ]>Ty O.—Tliat while recognising the value of milk grading as an aid to the imnvoved quality .of dairy produce,, this conference' demands for the industry the right to exercise a liberty of choice among recognised grading methods, and oxpre c sc>s dissatisfaction with the regulations as gazetted,-especially with Ine compulsory duplication of test. The remit was carried unanimously. A further remit ova s carried requesting the Minister of Agriculture, to bring down regulations prohibiting the export of waxed cheese.- ■