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The agreement also provides — 



10. In the event of any reduction in freight on dairy produce, or better allow- 

 ance, terms, or conditions being made by the shipping companies in con- 

 nection therewith, or by any other bona fide shippinj; company during the 

 currency of this agreement, a similar reduction or allowance shall be made 

 to the Dairy Association, provided they accept all the essential conditions on 

 which the alteration in rate is based ; or this contract may be cancelled in 

 • the event of the shipping companies refusing to allow the lower freights or 

 better conditions offered to the Dairy Association. 



The Dairy Industry Act of New Zealand enables the branding, 

 handling and freezing and shipment of dairy produce to he ju'operly 

 and fully controlled. 



Dairy Shows. 



Each year two dairy shows are held, one in tlie South and the 

 other in the North Island. The South Island exhibition is noted for 

 its hne display of cheese, the exhiljits reaching a vei-y high standard 

 of excellence. Most of the cheese factories are located in the South 

 Island, whilst at the dairy show held in the North Island, exhibits 

 of butter predominate. These dairy shows are much more useful 

 than anything of the kind in Australia, in that the exhibition is held 

 in the centre of a dairying district and at a time of year when dairy- 

 men, factory directors and managers, as well as buyers and agents 

 can attend. The best and latest dairy machinery is exhibited in 

 motion in a comprehensive form under one roof so that one has not to 

 travel all over the ground in order to find the exhibits. I was pleased 

 to see dairy machinery of Victorian manufacture much in evidence, 

 especially Cherry and Sons butter-workers, churns and utensils, and 

 Humble and Sons' refrigerators. Upon one of the latter machines 

 stood the Hon. G. Y. Duncan, the Minister for Agriculture, when 

 formally opening the show. Some of the exhibits were original and 

 an improvement on anything of the kind introduced previously, par- 

 ticularly the stands for the half-ton churns which were made of cast 

 iron, the stopping gear being like a coarse cog wheel keyed on the 

 shaft so that the churn could be locked at any angle. This had the 

 effect of throwing all the concussion on the floor instead of, as in most 

 of our factories, caushig the building to take up the vibration. Some 

 fine skimmed milk automatic measuring appliances, butter printers, 

 milk-weighing scales, cream atemporators, and an improved Babcock 

 milk testing machine, cream elevators and cheese presses were 

 displayed. 



There were 117 exhiV)its of butter and cheese, there being 44 

 exhibits of 2 boxes each in the principal class for butter. The butter 

 was placed in the cool store six weeks before the show and was sub- 

 jected to the treatment it would receive in its carriage to London 

 previous to judging. Although the general quality was very good, 

 the butters being well made, extremes in flavor were very marked, one 

 sample especially being quite fishy. 



A noteworthy feature in connection with this show was that on the 

 second morning of the exhibition factory managers were given an 



