GOOD WORK DONE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 57, Issue 4028, 11 August 1948, Page 5

GOOD WORK DONE

FACTORY AND SUPPLIERS HARDLEY CUP WON KOPUARAHI CELEBRATION On Wednesday evening, July 28, the suppliers and committee of the Kopuarahi factory held a banquet in the Ritz Tearooms, Thames, to celebrate the winning of the coveted cheese trophy, the Hardley Cup, by the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Company’s Kopuarahi factory. The manager, Mr G. Fi-ear, and staff, were the recipients of many congratulatory remarks from the speakers of the evening. In attendance at the banquet were Mr Davey (general manager), Mr Hartley (assistant manager), Mr Cubis (cheese supervisor) of the company’s head office, Hamilton, and Mr W. E. Hale, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board. Mr L. S. James, chairman of Kopuarahi factory committee, presided in his usual bright and efficient manner. Apologies were received from Mr Hayward, chairman of directors, New Zealand Dairy Company, Mr F. Ford, district representative, and Mr T. O’Carroll, a member of the committee of Kopuarahi factory. Manager and Staff

In proposing the first toast to Mr Frear and his staff, Mr L. James spoke of the good work of the manager and his staff. By their efforts, he said, the people of Kopuarahi could be and were proud of their factory and hoped that this year’s success would be a forerunner to many more. In reply Mr Frear said he wished to thank all who had worked hard to win the cup, saying that to produce cheese of the Standard required one had to have the co-operation of staff and suppliers and he was pleased to be able to say that that spirit had prevailed throughout the past season. Mr Frear said it gave him great pleasure to be able to win the Hardley Cup from a factory with eight vats, as the trophy was usually won by one of the smaller factories of, say, four vats. In conclusion Mr Frear said he would like to thank Mrs Frear for the help she had given him. Progress of Factory

Mr Davey, after congratulating the Kopuarahi factory, outlined the progress the factory had made in the last four years, going from eighth in the competition to first this year. Mr Davey showed how the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company had grown from 11J)00 tons of cheese and butter in 1919 to 80,000 tons in 194748. It was now the largest company of its kind in the British Empire. He said they also sent a large quantity of milk powder to England made from skim milk for which the people of Great Britain were very thankful. Mr Davey spoke of the milk going to Auckland city amounting to 17,000 gallons per day. Work of Ladies A toast to the ladies was proposed by Mr J. Mangan, who touched on the good work of the farmers’ wives and daughters, saying that by their efforts the suppliers were able to deliver their milk to the factory early in the morning before it could be contaminated by the sun. Mr Mangan was sure the ladies had ably done their share in Kopuarahi towards winning the Hard-

ley Cup. Mrs James in replying congratulated the staff and suppliers of the factory on their achievement. She said she felt sure that all the ladies present had at some time or other milked cows and she would like to see a function of this kind held each year so as to achieve goodwill among the farmers of Kopuarahi. History of Cup Mr L. Le Noel spoke of the wonderful effort of Mr A. Syms, who had cycled back and forth from Thames to Kopuarahi to work in the factory the last few years and on behalf of the suppliers wished to thank him for his good work. Mr Le Noel then preposed a toast to Mrs Mullins, the caterer and expressed the feelings of all when he said that it was largely due to Mrs Mullins the banquet was such a success.

The chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, Mr W. Hale, at this juncture, congratulated Mr Frear and staff and then went on to outline the history of the Hardley Cup which has been made available by the original company of Hardley and Company had on each occasion made available another trophy thus keeping the competition alive. Conditions in England Mr Hale then went on to tell of the 10-day conference of the dairy industry held in England in 1946, which he attended. The hospitality of English people towards New Zealanders was wonderful, he said, and the soldiers of this country had truly won their

hearts but, continued Mr Hale, the reports of the tragic time in England were unfortunately very true and he urged the farmers to do their utmost to produce more foodstuffs for export, Mr Hale concluded by describing the appalling conditions encountered in other countries throughout his trip, none of which could compare with New Zealand, Good Service Given A further toast proposed by Mr G. Williams was to‘Mr J. Kerby, the carrier for the Kopuarahi factory. Mr Williams said Mr Kerby had delivered the cheese to the grading stores 1 in Auckland in good condition and went to a lot of trouble to do so. Mr Kerby said he would like to see the Hardley Cup come to Kopuarahi many more times. The good road to Auckland meant that where the cheese was 48 hours in transport before it now reached the Auckland stores in four hours.

High Pay-out Mr Cubis, cheese supervisor, New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, proposed a toast to the committee of the Kopuarahi factory. Mr Cubis referred to the high standard of the milk supplied to the factory, which had shown vast improvement and had been regarded very highly in Auckland when taken to that city for towm supply. He urged all concerned to keep on with the good work and keep the Kopuarahi factory at the top of the grade. Mr James, in replying on behalf of the committee thanked the ladies, head office, guests and Mr Hale and then announced the seasons pay-out 28.87 d for the factory. The evening closed with “ Auld Lang Syne.” _ _