Normanby Dairy Factory.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2764, 5 July 1894, Page 2

Normanby Dairy Factory.

3 INITIATORY MEETING. s mmm mm (FSOM OUR OWN GOEHESPONDENT.) Pursuant to an advertisement in the Stab, a meeting of those interested in the establishment of the above was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday. There were about forty present. Mr Heslop was unanimously voted to the chair, and briefly announced the objeota of tbe meeting, which were to take ' steps for the establishment of a factory in » or near Normanby. 8 Mr Inkster said that in response to a 9 request from a large nnmber of settlers 9 he bad oallel the present meeting. He considered they had m Normanby tbe best site for a faotory ia the North Island, and, what was equally good, they had tbe ' oows in tbe immediate vicinity and 1 abundance of grass all the year round to , feed them on. Such being the oase, from i an interview he bad had with a representative of the Loan and Mercantile Agency he was led to believe -that a 3 faotory would be built by that company 3 should the required number of oowb be 1 forthcoming. He advocated dealing with a large concern of the kind, one which t was strong enough to stand temporary inconvenience whiob might arise from tbe produce of the faotory at times striking a 3 low market. A drop of a £d in tbe 1b t would go far to break a one man concern : r hence his objection to a factory run by a single individual, or in fact any bat a strong firm able to stand tbe fluctuations 3 of tbe market. He would leave tbe, 3 disoussiongin the hands of those present, > who had had more actual experience in dairy factories tban himself, but he would suggest that the first step was to ascertain tbe Bupport wbioh would be afforded in tbe way of milk supply, as no matter who took tbe building operations in band all turned on that. Given a liberal promise of cows tbe rest would follow. Mr Heslop suggested tbat.it be now s ascertained bow many cows' milk would ■ be supplied by gentlemen present. ' Mr Fierard moved as a resolution, that tbe meeting be adjourned till next Tuesday in order that certain proposals wbioh be had made to those supplying his faotory should be considered. Those present knew that he had already a faotory in the vicinity, and that there was no necessity for building another should bis offer be accepted. Should more milk offer than the present .separator would ' treat he was willing to provide a, larger > one. Had a meeting,with,hiß own suppliers i last night and a proposal w'aa m^ade; an answer to which was to be returned next; Tuesday. Hence his motion that this meeting adjourn till then. He rose ■■ to speak because it appeared to him that the fact that they already bad :a factory, was ignored by tbe meeting, and no, one came forward to speak on his behalf, Hahopedtbe meeting did not think that in" the event of any loss by hitting a bad market the < brunt would be ' borne by tbe' Loan and Mercantile should that firm build- and In the event of any gain arising, from favorable sales the factory . wonld .reap the exclusive benefit. ,He conld assure Jbem it, was, not so. He, therefore,. proposed the adjournment, which was seconded by Mr Gane. ' l After Mr Boddie had assured Mr Pierard that there was no wish to pass bim over, and that many in tbe meetiog had bim in tbeir remembrance, and wonld have spoken in due time, Mr F. Brett suggested that Mr Fierard sbould inform the meeting of his proposals to suppliers last night. Mr Fierard said bis proposals were two alternative ones. First, tbat he would place the plant in order and let it to. suppliers for 30s per week. Tbat he* thought he could get a manager thoroughly competent for £2 per week. That if supply increased he -would procure new separator, cost of which would be charged to suppliers, and be paid for in one year or five. Second proposal was that he would find market, supply plant, light, and firing, and do secretary work — the whole for £2 per week. Milk to be paid for according to quality. This was a skeleton of his proposals, which he was anxious should^be accepted or rejected prior to any further arrangements being made. ' ' Mr Inkster said all hinged on the milk supply ; be would therefore move as an amendment, Tbat a committee be appointed to oanvass and ascertain bow many cows could be relied on in tbe district for the supply of milk, supposing the faotory was erected in the vioinity of Normanby station, and that this meeting also be asked how many cows individual

members could respectively rely otrfor milk for the faotory. On being put the amendment was carried unanimously. . ~,. A list of namea was taken and 838 cowe were promised in the room for' the supply of the faotory or enpplemebtary^rearnery. I Mr Batten mentioned incidentally that he had beard from Mr Stevenson, ot the Loan and Mercantile, chat there was actually no probability of the firm erecting a faotory at Normanbv this yeer, and thai they would only erect creameries for the supply of their Mangatoki faotory. Mr Inkster moved, That Mesßts Brett, Boddie, Coslett Johnston, Batten, Grant, Sowerby, and Gane be appointed a com* mittee to canvass tbe district and tp^ further forward the movement in any way they may think advisable with power to add to their number. Seooodad by Mr Jobnstone and carried unanimously^ List of names, and number of cows promised is as follows for faotory and subsidiary creamery :— Mr F. H. Brett 30, Mr Batten 20, Mr Boddie -Mr W, Hunger 20, Mr Gane 30. Mr Casey 20, i Mr McVean 28, Mr F. Hunger 80, Mr Inkster 20, Mr Bnrr 15, Mr Coslett Johnston 25, Mr J. Cooper 30, Mr Larcom 20, Mr J. Grant 15, Mr Sowerby. 15. Total, 838. Mr Gane proposed, and Mr Grant seconded, Tbat a meeting be held on Tuesday next the 10th inst., at 2 o'clock to receive report of committee and other business. — Carried nnanimouely. / . ' ■' With a vote of thanks to the chair the meeting terminated*