Butter and Cheese.

Banks Peninsula and the rich tracts of country previously mentioned any excellently suited for dairy farming. The pasturage and climatic conditions are favourable, and a great increase in the production of butter and cheese may be looked for, more especially as housing and hand-feeding are in some districts unnecessary. A central co-operative dairy factory has been established at Adding ton served by twelve creameries, situate at Marshlands, Oxford, Halswell. Springton, Doyleston, Little River, Ladbrooks, Lakeside, Kaiapoi, Green Park, Brook side and Ashburton, each capable of dealing with the milk of 1,000 cows. There are she very complete dairy factories at Taitapu, Sefton, Temuka, Southbrook, Belfast, Tinwald, and Le Bon's Bay, as well as a cheese factory at Flemington.

In 1895 the production of butter at the Canterbury factories alone amounted to 1,213,942 lb., and of cheese to 582,400 lb.