THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 218, 20 December 1909, Page 5

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

--♦ - i Prospect* in England. j Mr J. B. MacEwan, of Wellington, j who returned from London via Sydney ■ on Wednesday, in speaking to an inter- j viewer, said the prospect of the mar- ; ket for New Zealand butter in Eng- j land was very bright when he left. j In his judgment, however, the outlook was extremely good. Mr MacEwan was asked whether he had taken steps to satisfy himself that the prices weekly cabled by the High Commissioner were sufficient to be guaranteed to dairy factories by consignors. "I think," he replied, "that it is a pity these conditions have entered into the terms of the contracts in the Domin- j ion. They exist nowhere else in the » world." The moisture in butter que3- ; tion was touched upon, and Mr Mac- j Ewan said he had learned from trade j authorities on the subject that the j moisture contents in New Zealand but- | ter had increased more than the actual tests indicated. As for competition from other countries. New Zealand had nothing whatever to fear, so long as her butter-makers "played the game." "The British customer," he said, in reply to a question, "does not care who makes his butter, so long as it is good, and is at a reasonable price, but it is of the utmost importance that all in the trade should be able to feci s that they can absolutely rely upon our j butter and upon our brands. That being so, we need fear no competitors, j P.iccs will fluctuate from season to s?nson. We can't help it." Australian butter was doing very well in London, Mr MacEwan added, and Siberian was making good progress there Big developments were taking place. The best Siberian butter was of good quali y. It was a case, however, of gradual improvement. The New Zealand standard had r.ot yet been reached in Siberia, and would not be so for a long time.