WAIKATO NOTES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 188, 6 September 1909, Page 5

WAIKATO NOTES.

Own Correspondent. The Dairy Association case still stands adjourned, after a wordy altercation between the Magistrate taking it. the prosecuting counsel and the defendant's counsel. Mr Mays the- Crown Solicitor, had been instructed by the Secretary f»r Agricoltore to withdraw the case, as the Government were satisfied that sufficient public attention had been drawn to the* matter and they did not wish a punitive conviction. The telegram read: "Please withdraw case against N.Z. Dairy Association. latter to pay all costs/" The magistrate said that no proper grounds had been given for the withdrawal of the charge, and that he would not give his c >nsent. Mr Hannan insisted on the charge going on. and asked for an adjournment. The case was accordingly adjourned until Monday the 6th inst. Mr Albert S. Board, of Hangatiki has been visiting Somerset and Devonshire, and came across New Zealand better masquerading as "Fine Devonshire." and "Siberian" as "New Zealand" butter. It is all in keeping with what I have p-cvtoosJy written on this subject. A year's output of New Zealand butter lasts the old country about nine days. It is bought op mainly by the large blenders, who. when giving, say. 112s pr cwl., are utterly unable to sell it in competition with the Danish butters, at Is per ll>. or even less. They therefore blend it with inferior or watery butters and make a composite article which may be "pure" this, that, or the other. a« the fancy dictates. It i* all very sad, bot I don't know how it is to be mended. So long as we get a good stiff price for our output we most needs be content. The High Commissioner quotes motton at 2|rf and 2|d and very quiet at that. Light weights are scarce. Lamb 34d and 2ld. Better quiet bot firm. Danish l!7s and Siberian I»*2*. Dalgety reports wool as firm and a shade higher in price, especially merTinos and crossbred wools.