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the 136,642 cwts. sent out of the country in 1896, by far the 

 largest portion (109,557 cwts.) went to England, while 

 Denmark took 20,271 cwts. It is stated that although the 

 total imports of butter into Great Britain have about doubled 

 during the last decade, the shipments from Germany to this 

 country have declined, and this is attributed by the Molkerei 

 Zeihmg to American and Australian competition. 



The German imports of cheese in 1896 are stated to have 

 been the highest ever recorded, the increase coming almost 

 entirely from Holland, which country would appear to have 

 steadily augmented its exports to Germany since 1893. The 

 imports of Swiss cheese have shown a tendency rather 

 towards a decline of late years, a fact attributed to an 

 improvement in the home production. It is stated that 

 considerable efforts have been made during the last decade to 

 promote the manufacture of Swiss cheeses in Germany. 



South Australian Dairy Products. 



The latest officially-published information relating to 

 dairying in South Australia indicates that the number of 

 dairies, with creameries attached, in the colony exceeds fifty, 

 the increase to this number having been very rapid. The 

 quantity of butter exported to Europe during the season 

 1895-96 did not, however, come up to expectations, partly 

 owing to an unfavourable rainfall and partly to the diversion 

 to New South Wales of a considerable portion of the quantity 

 available for exportation. For instance — 350 tons were sent 

 to Europe, 162 tons to New South Wales, and 83 tons to 

 Western Australia ; or a total quantity of nearly 600 tons, 

 valued at more than ;£5 7,000 on board ship at Adelaide. 



The manager of the Produce Exports Branch of the South 

 Australian Department of Agriculture does not look with 

 favour upon these exports to neighbouring colonies, New 

 South Wales in particular : and while not altogether depre- 

 cating the practice of taking advantage of such markets, he 

 points out that the apparent advantage is not a real gain, 

 inasmuch as the more permanent markets are thereby tern- 



