MAKING CASEIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1919, Page 5

MAKING CASEIN.

THE POLICY OF THE COMPANY. Wellington, May 29. Before the Industries Committee today Mr. Hoist, general manager of the New Zealand Casein Company, Ltd., outlined the policy of the company. An agreement had been made in Melbourne in 1911 with a Hamburg firm for the use of its methods of manufacturing casein, and an expert way sent out to instruct the firm in the use of the patent rights, which were jointly held by the New Zealand and Hamburg companies. After the war began tho New Zealand firm applied to have the rights of the German firm cancelled. This was dona by Mr. Nelson, who brought the process out. He was a Dane, but a German by naturalisation.

Witness stated that his company offered to tell their co-operative dairy factories and assets at a valuation. The factories asked for an alternative proposal permitting them to use the company's process on payment of a royalty and to dispose of their product through an independent agency. The appointment of Joseph Nathan and Company as selling agents, was objected to The Taranaki company pointed out that there was only a limited number of buyers and if there was an increase in the selling agents the price would go down. As a result, a royalty was charged of £2 10s a ton. There was no need for the payment of a royalty if any company approached the New Zealand company with a iwwonable proposal for ensuring the growth of the industry and the conservation of tlio New Zealand company's interests. His company was prepared to consider any reasonable proposal from the Agricultural Department, and claimed that it had done valuable work in starting the industry. He denied that the company was Acting in constraint of trade. His company had contracted with Nathan and Co. to sell all its products,' through Mr. Nathan.