NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3062, 1 March 1892, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—As many of your readers are interested in knowine the result of Mr Forrest's suggestion re Christmas presents for English friends, and a3 pressure of business prevents my sending a separate report to each donor, I take this opportunity of addressing them all through your kind mediuinship. I may aay that the dispatching of the presents and notices, and fixing up the small accounts, involved more work than you might believe, but it was quite worth the trouble when we received from all, letters expressing the highest praise of the articles sent. Nelson Bros., from whom we procured the mutton and lambs, assisted us heartily by carefully selecting good samples. I send a few extracts from numerous letters received, and besides this I may say that from everyone who samples the goods, the unanimous verdict is that New Zealand mutton is quite equal, if not superior, to English, and that "Anchor Brand " butter is perfection in flavour and keeping qualities The only thing that now remaine to be done is to try to remove the popular prejudice against colonial produce, and we can then sell our goods on their merits. The time is not far distant when New Zealand mutton will bring as hish a price as English, and New Zealand butter be selling as high as Danish. When this is the case, we New Zealand farmers will have much better times than were evor enjoyed by European agriculturalists, as there is no country in the world where the raw material can be produced so cheaply. I am pleased to say that, though this is only our second season here, the " Anchor Brand " has established itself with unprejudiced people, as the best in the London mnket, and as we have in consequence been receiving better prices than last year, I am looking forward to our being able to afford next season an improvement in the price of milk. The following are only a few extracts from the many letters received :—

1. '" The butter is delicious. It is far sucerior to the Danish they send us." 2. "Your sample of butter was forwarded to me to-day, for which I beg to thank you. I think it remarkably good ; in fact I am so pleased with it that I should like to know in what quantities you send it out, and the price. I thought the lamb a very tine specimen, and enjoyed it immensely. I was a little prejudiced until tasting." 3. "Butter to hand, for which many thanks. It is indeed butter. The lamb turned out very choice. I was quite aetonished, and my wife thought it so like venison that the family had jelly with it." 4. "The butter is exquisite in flavour, and has a beautiful appearance. The turkay is in splendid order." 5. " Many thanks for the butter, which is of very fiue quality." 6. " I have received the New Zealand lamb, and also the butter, which I presume is also imported in a frozen state. Both are exceedingly g«od ; to my taste quite as good ae the best English, if not better. I sincerely hope you will succeed in your attempt to uut the New Zealand farmers on more satisfactory terms with the British consumers. With many thanks," believe me, yours faithfully." 7. "Butter is excellent. Where can I get it, and at what price?"— Yours, &c, For Reynolds and Co. (Limited), Henry Reynolds, Malinger. M, Borough, London Bridge, S.E., 23rd January, 1892.