News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 22 July 1938, Page 4

News of the Day

Dairy Company’s Dividend. On the recommendation of the directors, , the decision to declare a dividend of 2£ per cent on paid-up capital was made at the annual meeting of suppliers of the Maungatapere Dairy Company yesterday. * * * * Car and Cycle Collide. Further information concerning the accident at the Walton Street overhead railway bridge on Wednesday has come to hand. It is understood that the motorist concerned actually stopped after the collision with the cyclist before driving on. Mr Ernest Smith, the cyclist involved in the accident, is an inmate of the Whangarei Public Hospital, where his condition is reported to be satisfactory. $ * » * Far North Ushers in Springtime. Spring is well on its way in the Far ! North. In the Orur.u-Fairburns district several new season’s lambs have made their appearance, while a number of farmers are already in their stride for the next dairy year. Feed is not particularly plentiful for this time of the year, but stock is nevertheless coming forward in splendid condition. This is accountable to some extent by the relatively mild winter experienced in this locality. Compensated Price Campaign. Contrary opinions as to the effectiveness of the compensated price campaign were expressed at the annual meeting of suppliers of the Maungatapere Co-op, Dairy Co., Ltdyesterday, when a notice was put forward by Mr O. V. Adlam that the company should grant 6/- per ton of butterfat towards the funds of the campaign. Several speakers considered that expenditure in this direction was not warranted. It was stated that a contribution made last year, on the basis of 6/- per ton of butter manufactured, had cost the company some £2O. On a show of hands, it was decided to contribute again on the same basis, at an estimated cost of £37. V * * * | See t«he Indians, Rugoy Park, 1 Whangarei, August 17, 2 p.m. 815 .. ' - ' - -

Sports Visit Postponed The usual visit to Whangarei of sports teams from 1 the 'Takapuna Grammar School have been postponed by the Whangarei High School authorities. Endeavours may be made, however, to arrange the visit next term. <: * * * Floods Affect Meeting. Flooding at Fraser’s Flat, Mangakahia, yesterday prevented a large number of suppliers from the northern district of the Maungatapere Dairy Company from attending the suppliers’ annual meeting. Among those who were not able to attend for this reason were Messrs J. A. Tims and J. Breslin, directors of the company. Had the attendance not been thus affected the number of suppliers at the meeting would have been a record.

Backblocks Cream Collection. The collection of cream in backblock areas was discussed at the annual meeting of suppliers of the Maungatapere Co-op. Dairy Company yesterday. Both Mr R. Brewer and Mr K. M. Stevens considered that the service in this direction could be improved, and a motion was ultimately passed recommending the directors to consider granting a subsidy of an eighth of a penny per lb. of butterfat to all suppliers forced to transport their cream more than a quarter of a mile on a public road, in order to reach the nearest point of collection. a • m m Value of Herd-Testing. The practical value of herd-testing to those farmers who, on account of wages difficulties, were being forced to restrict their dairying herds, was mentioned by Mr J. N. Browne, supervisor to the Whangarei Herd-testing Association, when addressing suppliers of the Maungatapere Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., yesterday. “If these men would test first, before culling their herds, instead of taking pot luck, they would probably find themselves in a much more satisfactory position,” he said.