MILK FOR CHEESE-MAKING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 845, 13 December 1929, Page 10

MILK FOR CHEESE-MAKING

UNFAIR PAYMENT SYSTEM Press Association INVERCARGILL, Thursday. A conference of delegates of the New Zealand Dairy Breeds Association was held today. Mr. IT. J. Marchant (Cardiff), who presided, said the conference had been convened in order that the present system of payment for milk supplied to factories upon a butter-fat basis might be discussed. The system was obviously unfair. It was scarcely necessary for him to dwell upon the injustice that existed for it had been investigated very closely by Mr. P. O. Veale dairy scientist at the Hawera research laboratory. Mr. Veale had devoted several years to his researches and his results were invaluable. When the inequality of payment had been established Mr. Veale had endeavoured to devise some measure of calculation in order to arrive at an equitable method of payment. Mr. J. P. Kalauglier (Auckland), outlined in detail Mr. Veale’s investigations and suggested computation of payment. After considerable discussion the following resolution was carried unanimously:—“That this conference stresses the injustice of the present system of payment on a butter-fat basis alone for milk supplied for cheese and casein and dried milk manufacture and urges that immediate steps be taken to bring in the system recommended by Mr. P. O. Veale, dairy scientist at Hawera research laboratory, of payment on a butter-fat basis, with additions or deductions according to the casein fat ratio of the milk.”