DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 June 1923, Page 5

DAIRY FACTORY MANAGERS.

ANNUAL MlvkillNG AT PAi.M£H-

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The sLtihiyin meeting of the New '/.<>:>.- l:ma lJuiis i:uccory n^aaugers' ■.;■ uon was' Acid at i'almersion iNcrin <>," Wednesday evening. xiin jK?m-i;ioii presiuei'V, (^vu- A. i<. Neilson) pr^s^-e.! over a lar^ atUuxiauee. rie t^jucv.'l las apprecuuuon oi the presence oi several mente-s of the Dairy JLf, •-*;-■ iwwi. HE Vliil W IfUK THE YE All. If? Vats annual report, ll was styU-.i, inter iikvn,, that several i\e\v iv.cmLci,were elected faring the year. \\iunthe nnancit.vl position of the AKs.iciuf.oji was a sound t>*ie, there was still a j.-.j^-y amount of unpa-id subsoriptioius vn lii*? j books. Tm.s was undoubtedly oub in j some provinces to the u»a..s;.i:>iaouoy | state of affairs that existed in cj-ivnetv ? tion with salaries, as no definite lkirra;;- ---■ .ion agreement was arrived a' u at i.;.« conference held last year in Pahnerst-c-u ISorth. The tudnson just emrsd inut bt-."T-tn ail records lor quantityj winlt1 i.m> quality wajj well inamtaineu. In tiit letter iionnection, however, there v. \-t-, still room for nnijroveinent. not only ;u the factories, but more es»ocjn.'.ly \vii.n tue raw material supplier. Y. itho-u. i this improvemeiit manager's were hius:- ■ pered vi turnaig out the high grr.-is> i article necessary to make headway ' .against other countries possible. Prif-: * ; tiiis year had shown a marked ineren^-. j on those of last season. j The report and balance-sheet, whi.--h ] showed a balanc-e oi' assets over i,;^- ] bilities of £323 18s lid, were adonu-o. j ELECTION OF ■OFFICERS. j The following were elected for the cc- j suing year:—Lcominion president, inr ,t. ! (i. \> ard (Pukekohe) - 3 secretary, Air A. i F. JSeilson; piovincial presidents. Me^.n-1 is. Hall (Taranaki), D^ (Manawu- i tu>, H. Uroadbeit- (Bush districv-s), i \. . ! liattkin (Hawke's Bay), J. Middietwi I (South Island), J. G. Ward (AnokianO), j J. Brash (Wairarapa); auditor, Mr \V J Ji. Bendall. (Palmerston 2s T.). • KEMITS. j Taranaki: ''Tina- the Go-c'nme/M I itgain be urged to establish la.^L'i\tLoiic ! or provide moans of dealing >viii iv- \ search in the large producing u^sir.its. ; l'he president urged that it was W j fcxtraordinary thing, considering tii..- ■ magnitude of the indastry ixuit tiio»: ! haa no analytical research jaboiaxory i;-, j ttirow light on the many duhci.in.-ivs | with wincli they v/ere conti-outed.—Tiv j lfcirnt was earned. ' j Manawau: "liiat the Association r< - | commend to the N.D.A. the aclvisabi - I rcy of asking the dairy comp.niies t-.; ! iix territories for each' company on ..-. ! system similar to that xjievailuig m I Auckland. This would .serve co pre-- j vent suppliers shifting from factory i,.-. i factory uuring the coarse oi the seasor-, | causing competition, to the detriment! of quality." j Tne mo\-e;r sa:d that in the North oi ' Auckland there was an understanding ' amongst the companies. Supplier* '< were prevented from changing from one I company to another in the middle ol: I the scasob. j Another member pointed out tha^ i lliat was all very web in Auckland, but i vi his district suppliers went so far as-1 to split their cream between two fau j torits. Three lorries from different fac- j tones collected on his xoud.—Tha remit |

Avas carried. ManaWatu: "That it be a recommendation to the Dairy Division to endeavour to have all milking machines erected in future with brass pipes tmlii'.ed throughout."—Carried. Auckland: "That all manager <i of. th:s Association pledVe themseiyes to refrain from making butter and elicit, for shows and entering it in their assistants' names in the" classes for but-ter-makers only."'— »,.utlb.l.