MANUFACTURE OF CASEIN.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10619, 26 April 1912, Page 4

MANUFACTURE OF CASEIN.

The mumlber ctf inquiries received by' thb Agricultural 'Dtpartment for infoirmtaition in regard to casein during the past few montiis has proved tliiafc thero is a keen appreciation arising of the value of this oy-product. As the manufacture of casern, is quite a new industry go tftu' as New Zealand is concerned, and recognising that if it Irs to succeed it must be placed on o proper basis* from the outset, the Prime Minister, .after thoroughly looking oaitb' tilie natter, decided that (the beet means to tliis end was to secure the desired kntowtledge firgt-Jiand in countries wlie. e the industry is allready firmly established. An officer of rtihe Department, who 'has had Danish' training and is a German soholar, Mr J. Pedersen, was tliei J e-fore syent a. once ,tc tiite Continent to make the netaivtetagaitjoni. He lifts been in&tructed to diumMi 'information by 1 iratA, so that no time may bo lost in providing preliminary data as to m.etihcdis employed and the plant required. Mr 'Pedersen will retiri'n by the begtoning cl next season, and, it is expected, wiTl he well acquainted with the', liaite&t inforina.tlion as -to manufao. tore and marke;tiing, as well ia's the details necessary ifor, initiating the buei•ncißS on a piro.D&r footing.