CREAM COLLECTION

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 151, 30 June 1925, Page 7

CREAM COLLECTION

NEW SYSTEM SUCCESSFUL.

A new system of cartage contracts has been inaugurated by the New' Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. It was intimated last winter that it was the company's intention-to try out a scheme ■wider which it would collect all cream offering^ on main roads '-within twelve miles of ;i : factory or', railway, station at a- flat, rale- of. Jd per lb, buUoi--fat,. always provided, of course, that there'was :i sufficient supply available to justify the company putting on a cartage service: 1 It was stated at the timo that this scheme-would bo given », trial for twelve months, when the position would be. reviewed; :-..-■

Tho scheme has now been proved to be highly satisfactory on the whole, and in many districts has consolidated tlie company's interests to n gratifying extent, states a Hamilton correspondent. Figures have hoen taken out. dealing with the financial aspect, and ,a!though these are 'necessarily incomplete, there is'every'-in-dication- thai, tho estimates placed beforo suppliers last'winter will be approximately correct. . ' • ■

.Recently the directors set up a special committee of the board to review the whole of the company's cartage services, and report whether the new system was satisfactory; and if not, what alterations should be made. The committee reported at the last board meeting it was-of opinion that in a number of districts the cost of cartage was greater than had been anticipated and that some, reasonable linnncidi limit .should be imposed. After w'iovniij: the position fully. Urn <\h;v.tors endorsed this vi,-w, They decided that, for the incoming sn-son eori-mi.'fie-im;-Ist AdkiiM. next, (he eompnnv would ijniifinw: us ill- pivseiit (o collect. Oivmii find make a do.duf-licm of .^d psv 11). :ind that in any case whpiv. ihere was a deficiD on tire caringe service, the coinpanv wonld suhsidise from the general fund* of the ■l.uttcv branch to the extent of i<] }'•■!■ H' I'.uU-r-Ul. hut that any deficit, on j.-vervn-o „V l. ,- :i n.l above this (i-mr,-----oimnM l;r ;. .tired. H,;,r 3c up , JVJ " the cup"' iiUeis tji thai particular yuu.l©.