DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 183, 4 August 1932, Page 3

DAIRY INDUSTRY.

I>AILY CREAM COLLECTION. COMPANY'S PROGRESSIVE MOVE. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, this day. The decision was readied at the annual meeting of the Springhead Dairy Company yesterday that in future cream will be taken to the factory every day, instead of three times a week. Suppliers were influenced to make this decision by advice given by the manager, the district dairy instructor, and others anxious to improve the quality of tho factory's product. The manager, Mr. H. A. Rawle, suggested that where collecting lorries went inside suppliers' gates tho supplier concerned stand the expense, instead of the service being paid for by the company as a whole, but this did not meet with favour. Mr. J. Wallace Smith, district dairy instructor, said ho would like to see all North Island dairy companies go in for a daily collection. Complaints were raised that New Zealand butter was too fiat. When cream was collected three times weekly a larger percentage of bicarbonate of soda had to be used as a neutralise!-. This had an effect on the taste of tho butter. Mr. Eastgatc, who was present as representative of a London buying firm, said that the butter required for the English market needed to be of a quality more nearly approaching tho Danish article. Mr. Mannington asked, if a supplier kept his cream for two days under tho best conditions, whether it would make an inferior butter. Mr. Smith replied to the contrary, but said that of the 99 dairy farms visited by him in j North Auckland, only three were using ! coolers.

SPRINGHEAD COMPANT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WHANGAREI, this day. The annual meeting of the Springhead Dairy Company -was held at Maungatapere yesterday, the chairman of directors, Mr. A. E. Phillips, presiding over an attendance of 30 out of 33 suppliers. The report showed that the output of hutter was 201 tons 3cwt 2qr 101b, an increase of nearly 23 per cent over the previous season. For the two vacancies on the directorate three nominations were received. The poll resulted as follows:—A. G. Patton 58, S. I. Crooks 44, D. Kerr 26. The directors' recommendation, that a dividend of 5 per cent he paid wad carried. ■ After a full discussion it was decided to advise the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. E. Macmillan, that the Springhead Company was not in favour of granting a grading license to the Auckland Dairy Produce Cold Storage Co., but preferred supporting the company in which they themselves held shares.

ORURTT-FAIRBTrRN' COMPANY.

The annual general meeting of the Oruru-Fairburn Co-op. Dairy Co. was held in Hayden's Hall, Peria, on Friday, when there was an attendance of about 70 shareholders. The chairman ot directors, Mr. J. W. Hoskin, presided. The balance,sheet disclosed a very satisfactory position and was adopted without any adverse comment. It was decided to pay a dividend of 5 per cent upon all fully paid shares. The meeting decided to forward a strong protest to the Ministeer of Agriculture against the granting of a license for a grading store at Westfield Freezing Works, as it was considered that the granting of such a license could only tend to weaken the Farmers' Freezing Co., in which the dairy companies were shareholders. The postal ballot for the election of four directors resulted as follows:—C. J. Campbell 287 votes, J. W. Hoskin.277, John M. Dawson 267, John Garton 230 (declared elected), E. It Cave 213, P. W. Lambly 191, E. I. Nilsson 174. At a subsequent meeting of directors, Mr. J. W. Hoskin was re-elected chairman. Mr. W* H. Atkins was appointed auditor.

KAIKOHE COMPANY.

The third annual meeting of shareholders of the Kaikohe Cooperative Dairy Company, Ltd., was held at Kaikohe. The chairman of directors, Mr. H. F. Guy. presided. The annual report wa* adopted aria the retiring directors, Messrs. C. Edwards, H. K. Hatrick and H. F. Guy, . were re-elected. In discussing the question of the proposed pool for North Auckland dairy produce, the chairman said ho considered the move was a good one and that it would enable them to command a better | price and to reduce costs. It was decided to support the proposal.