CO-OPERATIVE DAIRYING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 August 1929, Page 10

CO-OPERATIVE DAIRYING.

KOiri COMPANY. The seventeenth annual meeting of the Kohi Dairy Company was held at Wavorley . yesterday, Air C. Oliver (chairman) presiding. The directors’ annual report stated that Is old had been paid out for buttcr-fat supplied during the season. The balance-sheet showed a gross profit of £1222 17s lid. From this amount £l2O Os Gd had been written off for depreciation on buildings, plant and machinery, leaving a net balance of £llO2 17s 5d to bo carried to the appropriation account, .which, together with itlic sum of £3O 9s 4d already in that account:, made a total of £1133 Gs 9d. The directors recommended that from that amount an immediate payment of ljd per lb should be made for butterfat supplied during the season, making a .total payment for the season of Is 7:}d per lb.

The totals for the season were: Milk supplied, 3,516,5201 b; butter-fat, 147,6751 b; average -test, 4.25. Cheese-making.—Milk used, 3,470,956 lb; butter-fat, 141,2621 b; total cheese made, 383,6171 b (171 tons scwt 101 b); lb cheese to lib butter-fat, 2.711 b; lb milk to lib cheese, 9.04. Butter-making.—Milk separated, 45,5341 b; butter from cream sold, 64131 b; butter from whey, 24851 b. ' In .moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the chairman congratulated the company upon the success of the year’s activities. He stated they would be .pleased to know there was a possibility of a further .bonus, but tli is would depend on what was obtained for the balance of their produce. He also congratulated the manager and the staff for the manner in which they had carried out their duties. GENERAL. The retiring directors, Messrs IC. Oli. ver, W. Morrison and E. C. Hone, were re-elected. Air 13. TV. Harvey was elected to the directorate in place of Air -B. Watcrland, uvho has left the district. Mr J. D. G. Thomson was re-elected auditor at the same fee as last year. The chairman’s honorarium and the directors’ fees were fixed at. the same figure as previously. Votes of thanks to the chairman, i directors, manager, staff, and secretary concluded the meeting. At a subsequent meeting of directors Air C. Oliver was re-elected chairman. WAVER LEY COMPANY. The report for the year to June 30 for the AYaverley Dairy • Company was submitted to the annual meeting at the Town Hall yesterday, when Air AY. Macfar lane (cha.irnyin) presided over a good j attendance of suppliers. ! The report was as follows : “Although the season was a good one ior production, the prices received did not, reach the level of the -previous season. However, the increased output obtained by the majority of suppliers compensated to some extent for 't-lie lower price obtained. During the season the manulacture of standardised cheese was adopted, and although it is too early yet to form a definite judgment, the results so far obtained point to it being a success.

Suppliers will no cioubt have noticed that complaints have 'been made by certain British firms regarding the quality of New Zealand cheese, particularly as to its openness, and investigations as to the causes are now being made at the Government laboratory, which it is hoped will result in the discovery 1 of the source of the trouble, as it is of the first importance that the product i should be of the quality required. To thi s end it is essential that suppliers' should endeavour to assist their factory staffs by doing their utmost to supply first-class milk. Up to date .payments per lb. for butter-fat have been Is .).84di. A further payment of one penny per lb will be made available by the date of the annual meeting.” Statistics for the season were: Total pounds milk, 9,132,370; total pounds buttei'fat, 384.914.14; total pounds cheese, 979,933; milk to chee.se,! 9.3111); cheese to butterfat, 2.551 b;! average test, 4.2. j The chairman congratulated the suppliers on a good year, although prices I could have been better. Lie said they! looked forward to suppliers doing their! best to see that milk supplied was of the best. A general discussion followed, when the question of taking in cream was discussed at some length, and other matters of interest wore also given close consideration. GENERAL. -Messrs B. Parkinson and A. Morrison '•’ore re-elected directors unopposed. The chairman was voted an honorarium of £]() 10s and directors were allowed 10s per meeting. -Mr J’. D. G. Thomson was re-appoint-ed auditor at the same fee as before. At a subsequent -meeting of ( directors, Mr W. Macfnrlane was re-( elected chairman. I