THE N.Z. REFRIGERATING COMPANY LIMITED, DUNEDIN.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1428, 27 August 1881, Page 4

THE N.Z. REFRIGERATING COMPANY LIMITED, DUNEDIN.

We have lcceived a prospectus of the abo\e Company, together with the repot th of Mes&iH, Kurt and Wales, portions of which we append. Tho tonncr gentle; man was sent by the Chambei of Commerce to Melbourne and .Sydney, to inquire into tho various modes of meat h cozing, and the export of the same. Mr Wales vi-ited Australia for the haine purl^o.se, and inspected the meat refrigerating works at Maribyrnong (Victoria), Globe Island (Svdncy), and those at Orange (N.S.W.). The energy with which the promoters of the above Company have taken thin question up, might well bo followed by eveiy centre in the country. The matter is of such vast nnp>itance to the woUbeing of New Zea1 md, north and south, that any information tending to the successful developI ment. of such a combination of industries should be hailed with satisfaction. Ihe pre-eminence which we have hitheito enjoyed ;>s coin growers (so far as bushels per acie go) cannot be maintained under out present disregard to a proper rotation of crops. It may however bo said in extenuation of such an un.satisiactoiy state of things, that, in tho past thoie was little inducement to faiming differently, as com was tho only farm produce offeiing any piospect of remuneration ; but with new piospetta, based on a lemiinoiative maiket ror our possiblo suiplus stock, coupled with a, ohinato admirably adapted lor the production of grii^s and root crops, we may still m unt mi our high corn averages without deteiiorition to the soil. The tl y tli, it small lavnib will not pay in New Zealand need not, be l.used in the futuie. The iollowmg extract is from the (Jomp<iny'h> Circular and is lo the point :—: — " The desirability of providing some me ins for the oxport of meat has for ye as p ist been recognised m all the Ausual isiau Colonies, and ti.e invention of the Fiee/ing process has at la i t afloided ,i trjmplctp .solution of the difficulties that h.ivo hitheito stood in tho way. Tie advantages to be derived tiom tlio tst iblishuiLut ot an oxpoit trade ci this kind arc to great and bo obvious as haully lo rpqune mention. Aheady in Victoria and New youth Wile-, active piopaiations are being made to take fall advantage of the extended l nigeof Ir.ule winch the discovery ofleis. The establishment ot tliis important industry will, however, benefit New Zealand i:i a btdl gioatci digice. The [ re-eimnenco of this coiony in i>iain giov.m^ is aheady established, and, with an additional demand foi stock, the turuci will be able to woik his land on Lho b<j--t j'bLcm of rotation oi oiop*, instead oi bom« confined to one pioluct foi a piodtablo rotui'n, and uudci a constant temptation to impoveiisli his land by so doiiu. Besidoo me it, many other aiti< Ils might be added to the hst of expoi table commodilius under the new -)-tun. LuttLi and Cheese, for instance, ot rha quality now innile m Now Zealand, would .sell loadily m England, and if the Aineucin f ictory system wne adopted, an aiticle of unifoiin qinhty toukl be pioduced. whi. h would always command a lcmunciative puce in the ho. no m.ukets. It is ovidmt that a veiy considerable quantity ol stock and piodute irons to waste eveiy jear for want of a ni.'iket, and not only would this be sued, but with an expoit tiado of this I mil in opuianon flic supply, and with it the wealth ot tho Colony, could be cnoiiuunsly jncieasxl." Mr A. Burts Report. The only machines now in favour aio the ]jjll-{Jolem.in and tho Giffaiu. The Ammonia machines, one of which haj been used at Mort's in vSyduey for yarns past, and also greatly used in South Ameiicifor the export trade, are now coii'-ideied out of date ; I will theiefoie not tiitd into then detail*. The J iellColrnian niucl-ino is veiy compict, the whole oi it being fitted in one bed-plate, taking up vny little The raatlunp is fit ti d with jet condonscis instead of the oidin ny siufaoe tube condeuseis With tli^ 1 toini'U, tlio air is diawu fiom tho coolmg-ioom at a very low tempci.itme, and washed by tho viuorou-, injection of \\ itir dnimn the act of compio>'■inii. T>y this means a l,ir»f piopuitioa ot co thug power is snvurl. The cold air ol tbi3 m u luue is fir^t d» > lj\ptcd nilo tlio ice-making compaitmcnt, wheio it in ly b" cin),loyed in lnaKing icp for table use, if dcsiicd, it then passes iuto the (oolmg-ioom, whifh may be kept at my tempi i.itme 'ibovo /oio or fjuo/ing point, il nc ' ess.try 'J lib machine has .ilso been \ Adopted bj thcOuontandr.iindO Stoam Shipping Companies, and is now in opeiation in o\ or twenty of thc-ir ocean-going ste'inipr , au'l in ench case giving the \oiy best lesults. When in Sydney, the 0) k, it arrived, and I had thciei'oie the pk'istiif 1 of inspecting the machine under tho guidance ot M'Dougal, the cJiief engineer, who was extremely couiteous in affoiding me the iullcst liitoimation lie lnfiutnud me tho lniohine had never given him lithe sho test trouble. In the < oohn'j-ioom, which is Tit. m height, I found the ceiling coated with ice, although the machine had not been working for '■ever.d days, and the reiMiniug poition of the produce (consisting of beef, towls, "md fish, which was shipped in London) in splendid condition. The New South Wales Government ha/c al&o adopted this machine, butbetoie doing so they nistiuctod Mr John Fowler, then consulting engineer in England, to lepoiton tbo different machines in use. Ho, attci a cueful investigation, recommended the IMI-Oolcman a.s the best and most tconomical, and the machine is now in eomse of election under tho supci vision of },Ir lleid, one of tho Eoll-Coloman Company's eimiuceis. The New South WalesGoverumentaie erecting theirwoiks punnpilly for the purpose or .supplying local consumption, said works being built adjoining the abattons. The results obtained by the shop (est in England, show that this machine will cool a room in two compartments containing 80,000 ft..capacity (equal to 100 tons meat) iv twentyfour hours to 40 deg. ' ' Tho Sttathlcvon shipment from Sydney was frozen by the Bell-Coleman machine on board, and taken Home under the Bupei vision of Mr. Reid, who is now superintending the erection of the Sydney woiks. In conversation, he assured me he had. not ' a single hitch 'during the voyasre, and that tho moat was landed in London in splendid condition, ami met with a ready sale. " The Gitfard machine is also very compact, being similar to, the Bell-Coleman, w?th ' the exceptibn of the condensers, which are used fqr pooling th.c air. . This machine has what are called surface condensers, necessitating 1 tho ftfi^being always fresh, which at a. high temperature will' require more 'cooling I . Tho tubes in these condenser?, in ipy opinion, aTQ U^fyk toget frozen up, and thereby 'cause stop- f pages. This machine has been erected afrj the r Orange ' Worker Jfowj Soutjh \ Wijleß.n Tta^se works "^ore-pot jmj^aei wMb. I 1

was in Sydney, v aud. therefore I oarm'ot say wliat results' tne'-'Tnaehine has given. The M.iribyrnong Company lm\o nho adopted this mach\ne with apparent sucw-s, altliough 1 tim mfoimed tint it did not come iij^tcv'th&CmiipanyV, expectations. It (was expected to produce 250 tfc. (culiio) of air per minute 10 dog i clow: zero. On trial} i hpvfevei% it was found deficient, as the Company h id to decreuse the'siz? oil tf\oiv chilling looms before fi cozing could be effected. A similai .iuctchine "vvms also uped on boaid tlie Protos, being mauufactiued in Melbourne, by ;Uohjson Bros , and as f.n ,is I,couhl le.uu from thein.tlip machine did its worlc well durin<r the vb'yagc^with the exception of a stoppage for foi ty-(?1g!it houis, otciMoned by a fearful easterly gale, in which tlu Proton ,was in dau^ei of some ashore on the Isle of Wight. This firm (HobibOn Bro 1 ? ) have now in course of con 'motion a new machine 'of much larger dimensions, for the NlanbytnongCompany, containing ir.any improvements on the Giffard machine,, and which will be ieady for trial m a few weeks. At present they decline to give me any information in regard to the improvements, but have "promised to send me full particulars and results immediately after beinur tested ; and from my knowledge of this enterprising firm, I am of opinion that they will succeed in cuiymg out what they have piomised the Company to do. — N.N. Count) n Journal.

Lady de Sandridge is the name undoi which the Princess Louise is travelling through Italy. Is EiiußAiiu Poisonous ? — Every now aud then there appears an item to the effect that tomatoes contain an acid injuroms to,the teeth, or that rhubarb owep its acidity to oxalic acid, and i*> consequently poisonous. So far as rhubarb goes the use ot it Jib <i welcome substitute for fruit is yeaily increasing 1 . The sourness t llhubaib stalks is due to malic acid (the juice of apples) and to citric acid (found in lemons), both of which are as healthtul as they aro agreeable. Natuuil Flowt.rs. — The lavibh u.se of flov. eis in Ti nwitlantic houses increases mi l.ipidly that the florin's bill founs one ot the l.iivre-t items in the domestic budget. Tlaie planlo and blo->boms ciowd uvpiv available corner and v.ise, till the looms i-e^omble a arceuhoufio ; aud hostesses \ie with each other in producing liovel floial 'decorations. Cornucopias cind hoiseshoe& have a;io',vn common, and tho success of tho winter is a miniature sleigli filled with roses ; while at a recent dinner to (J-enoial Grant every plate was edciioledby a wie.ith of hinilax, and a basket of blossoms three teot in diameter occupied the centre of the table. Ladies suspend lustie baskets full of raio flowers fiom thoii uai^t belts; and a favourite Dodicc bouquot consists ot a snow-white diove holding on its bill a bunch of violets, hllies of valley, or forget-me-

A Nr,\v Repobter's ExriiuiwcE — "Well, how did 3 ou get aloug at the party last night P" asked tho city editor of a new lppoiter, whom he had engaged the d iy btioie, and whom he had sent to write up a social occasion "Not very well," le^ponded the new lepoiter, gloomily, " I don t flunk Brooklyn society i-> the topnotch racket, nnyhow." " Wlui's the matter" domandcel the city editor. " Didn't they use you well ?"' " I can't s-iy thej did," rejoined tho new zepoitei. " Now I went up there last night and waded light into the fun. I a tilted for ihe eh in man of the paity, and told him we wei.3 lading out to swell their heads in to-ihry's issue, aud he'd better skip in and mtioducc me to some of the high bug-> if ho calculated to havn his name mentioned in tin icpoit." "Wh.it did he say to ill it ?" asked the city eilitor, with a calm kloam in his eye. "Ho wanted to know who sent me. I told him tiio main guy of 1 his liteiaiy bank had filed me in thoie, and that when I'd got through shaking a leg I'd like .some facts ab-mt the lay out. If he couldn't give 'em, I told him he'd better get the (secretary to heel up pietty lively or I'd give the whole outfit a deal in the paper th.fc would uu>ke him think every hair on hiss he id a baud of mu&ic and all playing different tuno->." "And what did he say ti> that ?" inquired tho city editor, tho gleam deepening ominously. " Oh, he said he would do what he could for me. I told him he'd better hop right at it, and fir-it 1 wanted to meet tho gals If ho calculated to hold the fiiend-f-hiji of the Eritjh, I baid, ho didn't want to waste much funny biibiiic-s before ho had me bumping around in the mazy. Ho '•aid if I'd szc\ upsfau's and take of my hat anr} ovo coat he'd sco me later." " Did you do it '■:" asked the city editor, in a eonstiained tone. '• No ; I said 1 wanted some grub fii^t. So ho took me down m the fiont kitchen, aud asko'l mo if I liked bouxl tin key. I told him I would take a leg and .some b.pnsr. What do you think ho gave n.o ? Hoad-ohocse ! If ho didn't, yon cm lick mo. I couldn't eat that, and <-o I isked him for a glass of beer and a ohposo Ho said ho had some wine, so I diank a bottle and put a couple in my pockets " " Whit did you do then the city editor, lingering a lecgth of gas-pipp. " I went up to the parlor, and ho said I had hotter tale a description of tho scene bGforc I danced, and he gave me the n.'imes. Here they ate : Mary Monroe, red fiook, white sack, and hair bunched ; Emma Latrobe, yellow dic>B and high-heeled slippers ; Marion Willoughby, some kind of thin stuff, white, and tied up with blue tape, and hair frizzled ; Jennie Murohison, black clutheb, and a feather in her hair ; Ella Wexford, red hair and grey suit, flat in front and stuck out behind ; Paulino Tresley — I tell you, boss, she was a daisy. Bigger'n a tub and dressed to the top branch. She had on a velvet outfit a mile lonsr, and sixteen rows cf teeth on her gloves. Her hair was a dead yellow, tied up like a bun, and had a lot of vegetables in it. Floience Ross, green dress, flipped with velvet, and hoisted up it the side with a white check-rein ; Vinme Hammersley, white net-work with red streaks, walked with a limp, and hair fiescoed. That's all I got. There was a lot of old pelicans there, but J\ know you didn't caro for thorn, and as for the men, I told 'em ,it would cost 'em a, dollar apiece to get in, and as they wouldn't put up I hho'ved 'em. I can state that they were a cheap lot, who don't know any more about society ( than a fig does of politics, and that'll teach' 'cm i a lesson. And, I say, we'd better give tho chairman a rub. He didn't introduce me to a solitary hen. Better say that he hasn't paid his* gas bill'for seven months, an'd that day before yesterday his accounts 'were found •short. What do you ilhiiik ?" ' u Got any more about the party?" demanded the city editor, rising slowly, ''Nothing, only that the grub 'wasn't fit ( to eat, though furnished by that popular caterer, Mr Trap Kagener I told him I'd give him a puff, You might say too' that the whole party was a dead V iailure on account of ' the' villanous ' treatment to which onr new society reporter was subjected when he asked for a handful of cigars. Say, what have you got for me to do to-night ?" "Not a thing !" yelled J;h,e,city; editor,, as he brought fhe gaspipe across the new (-reporter's ear. "You infprnal ; reptile^ , dpp't you know that Avas.dne of ihe best .houses in town,, 'and the affair the finest; 'of ,the season !" " I -rfrigd t in^back',to St'.r taul," groaned the ,iienjr reporter as j h^ ' fell, downstair?. 1 '*' tFthat'jb BrodMjfn eocjeiy, I'm going' V?h'ere"^Hey' J jbav6 some L 'style," and "he* • Jtr&lKoff' 'Wards" 'W J ' North-west, 1 '