TAPANUI BOLLING-DOWN ESTABLISHMENT.

Southland Times, Issue 1241, 29 April 1870, Page 2

TAPANUI BOLLING-DOWN ESTABLISHMENT.

We gladly ascertain that boilirig-dowh ; operations are now being conducted with .spirit at Messrs Herbert, Smyth, and Co.'s establishment, Tapanui, and ; as a result about .fifteen tons-^of tallow, and four tons of spiced mutton, hay» been shipped by the Qaeen Bee, from these works. We gladly learn that Mr James Smith oar former enterprising townsman, came forwardat once as the first patroniser of the establishment, with 1,000 halfrbreds, from which he realised an average of 261bs to 301bs of tallow from " each - sheep, besides having, the hind legs cured- into hams for export to Q-reat Britain. r Messrs D. M'Kellar and Gk M. Bell hare also sent sheep for boiling down, but we regret to learn that, injspite of the large number of sheep in the district, and the very low prices ruling, there seems to be an Inherent disposition on the part of stock owners against the boiling down process of, quitting wjth stock, but no doubt the dissemination of the statistics of returns obtained, similar to those furnished in this issue, which amply prove that much larger sums are thus being obtained pver the colony than in the open market, will speedily,. cause a reversion in favor of boiling dowd. bperafions. We understand that the average yield of merino* is about 14Ibs of tallow, and of half-breds ; 3Qlb»,r in addition to the cure of the 'suitable portions of the carcasses for borne shipment. We understand that Messrs Herbert, Smyth, and Co.'s charge for., boiling;d6wn sheep is only one shilling . per , headi and • they are further prepared to cure and 1 ' ". preserve carcasses at an exceedingly small figure, with a guarantee : that if not found good upon their arrival in England, no charge whatever will'"* be made, so that by ; such-.an arrangement they have everything to lose _an : d_n6thing to gain bycarelessness in the curing operation, which it being carefully conducted by the process" in universal use at the present time, and which was recently described by us- as adopted in tha Canterbury, [Establishment, lately visited;by pur? ; own special 'reporter ; the mutton after being relieved of all bone, is rolled and spiced, and then put into small barrels containing 2 cwt. each, and tallow poured over it, and, is reported thus to ..■ arrive in 'the English market in excellent cbndi- _■, tioii, and to meet with a ready sale at exceedingly satisfactory prices considering their present market value in this colony. In bur opinion without , - =»3oai>tibi«kiyrfiw"the rnoet— enfctofetHxwrv manner .of getting quit of pur large surplus stocks of sheep, and .bringing the market "price to a more -. -remunerative fijure for the holder.- We therefore trust that Messrs Herbert^ Smyth, and Co.'s enterprise will not fail to be duly appreciated and availed of by the runhoiders ' of the southern districts, and more especially in the immediate vicinity of the establißhment.-^2?r«<!e Herald, April 20. ■•:-':•- ■>■■-'•