The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1887. DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2729, 20 October 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1887. DAIRY INDUSTRY.

0 ■ One of the most interesting parliamentary papers of tho present session is devoted|to the consideration ol the dairy industry in New Zealand and emanates from Mr W. m Reeves, tho officer in charge of the agricultural branch of the Colonial Secretary's Department. We bad hoped that this season bomo special development of this industry would have been witnessed in Masterton, but our Farmers Club moves slowly and the proposed local factory is still little more than a dream. A perusal of tho parliamentary paper suggests reasons why there should be but a very moderate amount of enthusiasm for this industry. The conditions of success are somewhat arduous, and ■in a district like this, eomo considerable time would necessarily be required to comply with thorn. An improved breed of dairy stock is needed with adequate arrangements for wintering, Suitable buildings specially designed for dairy enterprise are indispensable, efficient dairy plant,inclusive of cream separators which cost £SO each, is a requisite. These desiderata being provided it may be expected that with proper management and some judgment in selecting a suitable market for produce that the enterprise would prow remunerative. We are in this neighborhood a long way from such a standard of perfection in preparing dairy produce as will alone ensure a satisfactory result. Tho North Island of New Zealand, according to the parliamentary report, is backward in this respect, and it is only in the Middle Island that the dairy factory enterprise is being oarried on under favorable conditions. There is, . however, no reason why the graziers of Masterton should not display an intelligent enterprise equal to that exhibited by the small farmers of Canterbury and Otago. Already the Wairarapa may be said to be able to make cheese —a feat that could not be accomplished a few years ago. The time will come, no doubt, when the Wairarapa will be able to make butter and to turn out I bacon, •Of course a limited quantity of good butter and good bacon is now produced in this district, but the average quality of this produce will • not stand a test. There is butter and butter—one maker can get a shilling a pound for all he turns out, while ' others cannot get sixpence. Even in the North Island butter is being made 1 on the faotory system. The Government officer in his report says The Moa Factory, at Inglewood, was the only buttor-faotory I havo seen in work this season. Th# system is co-operative, share- ' holdora only being allowed to supply milk, and a certain sum is deduotod from tho [ amount received from sales for working expenses, <£o., before the price to be paid for | milk is aottlod—no doubt a wiso precaution, , and one likely to provont unpleasantness m suohayear as this. In several large factories in the South a large reduction has had to be made quite recently in tho jirice paid for milk on that paid at the beginning of the season. The two De Laval separators used In this: factory, as well, as tho ohurn, are worked by steam, and the other fittings are . very complete. The butter is paoked in Pond's enamel-lined boxes, which are found to answer very well. The building is of wood, with a cool .underground cellar used for working up tho butter and storing cream in hot weather, situated in the centre' of a good grazing district, and within a quarter of a mile of the railway. The manager oxpeoted to receive at least 500 gallons per diem during the beet part of the season.

Could we not accomplish in Masterton as much as is being done at Taranaki ?

A Wellington paper says" One of the prospective retrenchments of 'the Ministerial policy will, we are pleased to hear, be the non-renewal of the. San Francisco mail contract."

During the year 1886 83,389 postal notes, for £34,980.6s 9d, wore sold ; and 80,038, for £33,209 0s 6d were paid. .The notes most in demand were those of : Is value, of which 15,082 were sold, The postal note cotftmissipn amounted to £640 3n7d, which is £l4O in excess of the estimate. It may bo remarked that of the postal, notes sold, only L 1,133 remained unpaid at the end of the y ear. The Tablet—the leading Roman Catholic paper of England recently contained an account of an interview with Sir Charles Clifford, late Speaker of 'the New Zoaland Parliament, in which Sir Charles gave an account of the oarly history of Roman Catholicism in New Zealand, and particularly how, through his action in opposing the.continuance of the Parliamentary grant of £BOO a year to Bishop Selwyn, the "upaa tree of Protestant ascendency, was haoked by the roots from New Zealand soil."

Messrs Lowes and lorna add to their stock sale for Wednesday next, 300 ewe 3 and lambs.

Meßsrs Jas. Brown & Co. announce an extensive sale of new and second-hand-furniture, produce, and merchandise, including four tons of prime Canterbury Derwent potatoes, by auction at their' rooms on Saturday next. . ...... At a meoting of the Pahiatua Village Settlers held on Saturday,.last,-on the motion of Mr Cosford, seconded by Mr Morgan, it was resolved to represent to the Land Board that the local steward was not giving satisfaction, and askin? that he be removed.

A Bight that would gladden the hearts of the Wellington-Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society is to be seen daily in the ,vioinity'of Worksop Eoad where swarms of English Starlings are located, which follow the ploughmen working on Mr A. R, Bunny's land and pick up the grubs &0., that are turned up.

Mr Musgrove, of the firm of Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove, theatrical managers, of Melbourne, has engaged Mr Charles Warner for an Australian tour, and he will open in Melbourne in February. Mi' Musgrove has also engaged Mr Alfred, Collier, composer, who will arrive in Sydney in December. , . Intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Show of, the Wairarapa and Bast Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society are romindod that the entries close on Saturday next, 22nd inst., at cithor of the undermentioned placeß Messrs J Brown and Co., Masterton ;Mr F. H. Wood, Greytown ; Mr W, Bock, Featherston,andMr 0. E. Halloran (secretary) Caiterton.

Tho Pahiatua Star says it would not be amiss to get a report on the Uovumline sinco the late floods, and urges the Railway Agitation Committee to meet and discuss matters in connection with the petition on' the subject. There is a sort of half and half galo blowing this morning about Mastorton, composed of wind and dust. The Borough watercart ought to bo out on the war path, but if the man and horse necessary to equip the machino cannot be afforded, could not a borough poor box bo attached to the vehicle, and a collection made as it travelled along,

Tho main road to Woodville was again blocked on Friday at the same old spot, saye the Pahiatua Star. Tho fact is a largo quantity of earth lias loosened at the top of the cutting, and every rain will bring it down. The Council talk about taking the road man off; far better furnish him with a house, and let him live handy to this troublesome pieco of road. There will be plenty for him to do for some time.

Tho challenge of the Mastertou Rifles wliich appealed iti our issue last night, says a Wellmgton paper, was considered by the Newtown Hides last ovoiiiug. and it was decided to write offering to give a match on condition that both teams used tho same kind of ammunition, It will be recollected that tho Masterton Rifles offered to uso Kyuock'a ammunition on condition that ;hey wore given a start of 10 points.'

A Yank or crank writes to us as follows: —" I have got a recipe for a nerve and bone all-healing salve by which I expectto realise a Bmall fortune. 1 have soen its wonderful effects on a dog. I cut off the dog's tail, and applied some of the salve to the stump. A now tail immediately grew, I then applied sumo to the piece of the tail which I had cut off, and a new dog grew out. I did not know which dog was which." The present high winds and accompanying clouds of dust are making tilings very uncomfortable for the business people of Masterton, A a the Borough Council—in a spirit of retrenchmentlias decided not to incur any more expense in watering the streets, it behoves those who requiro its benefit to maKe some arrangement for it during the approaching summer months.

Judging by the excellent rehearsal of the Cantata " The Lion of Judah" last evening, there is overy prospects of a first class entertainment being placod before those who patronise the Masterton Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening next. The Choruses last evoning had a more decided ring about them than at any previous practice, and tho Orchestra and Soloists seemed quite at home in their respective parts. Taken altogether the' company acquitted themselves very well, and went through the whole arrangement in a creditable manner, Whatever may be said against Chinamen in general, no fault can bo found with the principles of tho few who reside in Masterton, as they havo fiom time to timo trivon evidence that they are exceptions to the general run of their countrymen Our celestial gardener—Too Long -who has always evinced a desire to assist our local institutions, has just subscribed L 3 to tho Masterton Hospital, which siim tho Treasurer wishes to acknowledge As neither Too Long nor any of hiajjoountiymen hore, have mado uso of tho Hospital, the donation is very commendable, and worthy of receiving special liotico. Those ladies who are fond of novelties, who are delighted to sco the latest fashions, and who are ready to admire tho boautiful at any time, should, without doubt, visit tho showroom at To Aro Houso, Wellington. The "lonic" and" Eimutaka," mail steamers, brought ns several cases of the latest outcomes of fashion in ladie's and girl's uutrimmed straw hats, There is an immense variety of plain, fancy, and speckled straws, while the shapes avo all tho rage in the fashionable circles of Paris and London, and may be seen in profusion at To Aro House, Wellington, We do not think that any house in tho city can show anything at all equal to our millinery or millinery requisites for style, elegance, and value, and wo would advise overy lady in Wellington before deciding on purchasing to see our now summer fashions at To Aro Houso, Wellington.

We would extend a cordial invitation to one and all to walk through our warehouse, and visit tho millinery department, Our assistants will be only too happy to show all the novolties received up to date, and no one will h pressed to buy at Tc AroHonse, Wellington.

Ooit imported millinery bonnets and trimmed hats are the. crane dela creme of Parisian and London Fashions, and need ouly to be seen to be at once admired and purchased at Te Aro House, Wellington. Tub order department is undor the management of a practised and efiicient milliner, second to none in tho city. All orders will bo executed in finished style and elegance at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Avo House, Wellington.— Advt.

No More Hard Times.- If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy goed, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of employing expensive quack doctors, or'.Ußingsomuch of the ~vile hu'mbug meiicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple,, pure remedy, Dr Soule's American flop Bitters; that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health. " Chronicle."

The Government are preparing a wide The London Times considers that the scheme of coast defence for Great Britain, application by Western Australia for Miss Ankolstein, an Oriental lecturess, sponsible government is premature, and will pay a visit to Australia in March tlmt ); he colonists . must show greater nexfc l . . f capacity and energy m developing the f resources of the country before obtaining The conference to discuss the sugar j com pi o t e control of the colony. "" bounties will probably meet at. London ;j ■ in January. J '