Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, I-06a

No. 25. Do you know of any system that might be of use in smaller places than Edendale—a system whereby the farmers might get their milk into smaller factories?— Small factories ought to be encouraged in such places as I saw in Taranaki, and might be made successful. I believe that the factory of Chew Chong is doing very well. I visited that factory, and had an afternoon's chat with that gentleman: he is very well satisfied with the result of his operations so far. It is really the best conducted-factory I saw on a small scale. He has a remarkably good situation as a site for his factory, alongside of a big river. It is well sheltered, and it seems to be well and properly worked. It seems to me that dairying is about the first purpose that bush-land of that description can be put to, as the ground, after the timber is felled and the grass sown, is so rough and covered with logs that sheep cannot be kept, and it is not very suitable for fattening. It does not suit small farmers to fatten cattle. By-and-by, as the timber rots, it will become available

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for sheep-farming and for a little grain-growing; and I think that all the encouragement possible should be given to small settlers by the Government to enable them to make a start with dairying.

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