HAMILTON SALEYARDS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 247, 17 October 1919, Page 3

HAMILTON SALEYARDS.

PROXIMITY TO A DAIRY ' FACTORY. EFFECTS ON PKODDCK.. j. . (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) I KAMTLTOS", this day. The proximity of the new saleyards at Frankton to the large 'butter factory ol the Waikato Co-operative Dairy Company, which it is proposed shortly to convert to the purpose of manufacturing dried milk, has already heen the cause of considerable controversy between the two companies, and while the Dairy Company has applied for an injunction against the Saleyards Company,, the position is that until a nuisance is actually created no further legal action can ha taken. Mr. W. G. Goodfellow (managing director of the New Zealand Dairy Association .and Waikato Dairy Company)considered it advisable, however, before proceeding - with- the- -conversion of the factory, which, is to cost something like £30,000, to call a public/»*heeting of interested suppliers and place the facts before them.- This meeting was held at the Frankton- factory' yesterday, when, owing to various other attractions in the town, the attendance numbered only about 2ft.

Mr. Gallagher (Horotiu) was voted to the chair.

Mγ. W. E. Goodfellow (managing directtor of the company) said the company was prepared to go on with, "the additions and alterations to the factory, but he desired first to place the facts before the suppliers. If the saleyards were to be model ones and kept perfectly sanitary there might be no difficulty, bat should they not be kept in that perfedt condition there -was a very serious danger. ,

ifr. J. D. Duxfield (a saleyaTds director) considered that a central site for a saleyards was far more important than, i, central site for a dairy factory. The directors of the saleyards 'Were mostly interested in dairy produce, and it was hardly like!y they would seek to do anything detrimental to that industry, it was, however, absolutely necessary" to have central yards alongside the railway, and the directors intended that the yards should become model ones. Dfe. Frengiev, a medical expert, had givem the opinion that the proximity of the yards would not be in any way detri- ' mental to the factory.

Mr. Ellicott (another saleyards director), in endorsing Mr. Duxfield's re* mirks, said that in addition to Be. Frengley's opinion, Mr. Dempster's (dairy expert) opinion had also beea secured, and he stated thai if the yard* were kept perfectly sanitary there would be no danger. The local health, officer was of like opinion.

Mr. T. Jolly, speaking as a and a member of the saleyards directorate, agTeed with the ■ last tve speakers. Anyhow he knew of another site which would be much more admirably suited for a dried milk factory.-

Mr. Morris (Te Eapa) considered that everything was against erecting , tho dried milk factory oh. the present site. Surely it -would be better to get a little further out, where a siding could easily be put in and where the air would be pure.

iir. <3oodfellow eaid that •while the company tvss not 'wedded to the Eranfc" ton site, they had been there for some yeans, and the spot was certainly the imost central that could be got. They had intended making the Frankton fatftory the central one for the whole district. There was not the aligfatest doTibt that if they shifted their factory the dairy suppliers would loee several thousand pounds.

Uγ. Blackett said he ibelie-ved that the dried milk would be of very nrneii gTeater importance to iFraniston than the ealeyards -would ever be.

Mr. Crawford considered the iaetory ehotild occupy the present site, and that the saleyards should go.

The chairman thought that df the Dairy Company shifted there "would be a considerable waste of time and conee(juently money. He firmly believed th* saleyards would not remain long, as they were in the -wrong place. They should lose no time -witJh. t!ae factory, am delay meant the. loss of thousands.

Several other speakers agreed Ohab th* yards were in the wrong place, ifc Bailey suggesting that the Dairy Company should proceed immediately -with the erection of the factory and ehanm the expense of future litigation.

ifr. Bailey moved: "That the mwliua of ilhe factory be proceeded 'wiHh."

Mr. Ihixfield mcved an "That the matter be deferred for fnrther coneiderafion."

Tfc was. agreed that it Tvas fair €tta£ only suppliers and intending > snppßere shonld vote on the matter.

On the matter being pat it ißras car> rkd unaniroomly. ... »