DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 July 1926, Page 3

DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS.

TAR|A-NAia ORGANISATION. . ANNUAL MEETING. Speaking of the annual report- and balance-sheet at yesterday Is meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers’ Association (Taranaki Province), the chairman, Mr. J. L. Taylor, said the association had had a good year, a great deal of the credit for which wla»s due to the lata president, Mr. G. T’hoiburn, and tlio secretary, Mr. Geo. Woods. Taranaki lead the Dominion •as regards membership, with 56, Auckland being second with 55. There was lieccswihy tor more active interest on the piano of the members. Considering that in years gone by the .financiers had just scraped through, the present condition, was highly satisfactory. He moved the adoption, of the report. Air. A. F. Neil so ii said that- the association, brought privileges to its membeiu and kept, them -at the head of the industry, lie appealed lo niemibcnsi to get into touch with managers in their 'neighbourhood, who were not yet in the as&ooiaitio-n. lie seconded the adoption of the, report. Air. J. Murray, a life member of the association, said it was pleasant to heai that Taranaki headed the, list as regards monibershi.p. He expressed Ins desire, to present a, trophy or gold medial for allocation by the Dairy F'aev tory Alanagensi’ Association in butter and cheese at the next winter show.

The olmirannn accepted the offer and extended the thanks of the association to Mr. Murray.

The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The election! of officers gave the following, results: Preside n't, Air. J. L. Taylor; secretary, Mr. Geo. Woods; committee, Messrs A. Illingworth, G. Thoiiburn, El. H. Jimaner, J. McCall. W. Young, J. W. Garner, and G. ITorrocks. A letter was rend from the Dominion secretary in regard to the issue of free railway passes to dairy factoi-y employees during their holidays, and it was resolved that the chairman go into the matter with the railway authorities. Air A. F. Neilson brought up the question of free entrance to the liawern A\ inter Show. He stated that at Auckland. AVaikato, Palmerston North and elsewhere similar shows granted guest tickets to factory managers. At certain shows the tickets entitled them to motor excursions, and at Palmerston Xorth even the iprivileges of the grnncl—stand were accorded to them. The Dominion executive, had worked for these concessions in other Darts, and Mr Neilson suggested that the Hawera Winte rSiliow authorities, be approached for similar facilities. In the discussion which followed it was stated that at the last .show at Palmerston North 83 guest badges were issued, whereas at Hawera only exhibitors got free entrance. It was resolved to approach the llawera authorities to secure .similar privileges to those existing at other shows, Messrs Wood, Taylor, Neilson, and ihorburiii being appointed a. cumnrittco to go into the matter. Mr A\ . Dempster, a Government dairy iu the Waikato, on being invited by the chairman to make a Jew remarks, stated that lie was present at the first meeting of dairv factory managers at Tlatwcra. 3D years ago. The New Zealand managers, said Air Dempster, compared vorv well with those of other countries. If anything, they were lacking in science, but they fremientlv made more practical use of the. science developed in. other countries than was made of it in those countries themselves. They should use 'science as a servant, and not allow it to become a master as it had done in some countries. Jt was well recognised that flie. hovers at Home frock liberties with New Zealand butter which they could not do with the produce of other countries. The Dominion’s butter was made to last well. Abates of thanks to (lie Press, and to the County Council for the use of the premises for the meeting. concluded the proceedings.