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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 259, 25 October 1928, Page 7

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NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS. Opinions in England. While in England Mr. J. E. Leeson, of Morrinsville, made a point of securing the opinions of reliable authorities on New Zealand produce. Speaking at the meeting of the Morrinsville branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on Saturday, Mr. Leeson said that buyers at Smithfield spoke very highly of New Zealand pork, stating that it was the best that went into the market. One dealer, who was said to know more about the pork business than any man in England, had told the speaker that New Zealand pork was “ full of meat” and that in a few years it would have the same reputation as Canterbury lamb. Wherever he went New Zealand butter had a good name, Mr. Leeson went on. It was spoken of as highly | in America, Vancouver and Honolulu I as in England. New Zealand bad the goodwill of those selling the butter and they were doing their best for J

J the Dominion. It was claimed that of _ all the frozen butters going into Eng- I land there was nothing to touch the j New Zealand product. One of the j large retailers had stated : “ New j Zealand butter never lets us down.” J This was a fine tribute. The retailer . iiad added that while some good shipments of Australian butter were received he never knew when a con--1 signment might arrive that would not please the customers. j It was not generally known that the English retailer sold New Zea- I land butter as his own, said Mr. Leeson. He put it up under his own ! brand to attract people to his shop. J It reached the public not as “ New Zealand butter ” but as “ Smith’s butter ” or “ Maypole Stores butter,” thus losing its individuality. Concluding, Mr. Leeson said there appeared to be no orejudice against the 561 b box except in New York, where the buyers preferred a product in 701 b tubs.