Chocolate Manufac

turers Tour NG

r[REE representatives of Cad bury-Fry-Pascall Pty., Ltd., I toured cocoa-growing areas in few Guinea in October, i They were cocoa expert D. H. rquhart, Mr. S. L. Hale and the ompany’s chairman of directors, It. J. P. D. Lloyd.

On their return to Tasmania, [r. Lloyd said that some of the Koa grown in the Gazelle Penin ila area of New Britain was of rcellent quality—although some Beded improvement. He said that ; many plantations were just ining into bearing there it was kportant to improve the average lality of the product so that New uinea would build a reputation r good quality cocoa.

He said that fixed standards of lality for NG cocoa should be arked out as in other producing untries.

His party was impressed with the peral enthusiasm shown in cocoa fitters in the Territory, by the ird work being done by the P-NG [partment of Agriculture and by e way in which the natives were ing encouraged to plant and pro ice their cocoa along the correct las.

Correct fermentation was the crucial aspect of cocoa preparation so far as the manufacturer was concerned and NG was having its difficulties in this direction, just as did other producing countries.

Cadbury’s were always willing lo examine samples of cocoa and give an opinion.