DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20649, 22 August 1930, Page 9

DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

THE OPOURI AO COMPANY. ■ STANDARDISATION OF CHEESE, [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , . WHAKATANE, Thursday. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Opouriao Dairy Company was held . at Taneatua yesterday. , There was a record attendance, and Mr. Walter Reid , presided. , .• The report stated that production of * ; both butter and cheese showed an increase, and the output of butter exceeded 1000 tons for the first time. The quality ,~ of cheese had been good. The Ruatoki ?' factory won seven first prizes, including the championship of the Auckland Province. The drop in the value of produce resulted in disappointing prices for the iTj greater portion of the season. The wax- . ing of export cheese had proved successful. Standardisation of cheese was now on trial and the results so far were quite v.. satisfactory. ' Interpol charges were still high, but •. the payments at present being made would reduc; the interest charge by £2OO per " annum. At the present rate .of reduc-" ;ci tion the debit would be wiped 06 within five years. . The directors recommended the payment of a dividend of 6 per cent, on paid- '.r up capital. The factory statistics were:—Cheese de- ' ■ partment: Average test, 4.055 per cent. ; '.l cheese manufactured, 951 tons; pounds of cheese to one pound of butter-fat. 2.731b.; > pounds of milk to one pound of cheese, , 9.751b.; cost of manufacture (fuel and *- wages), ;56d per lb. Butter department: v; Cream received, 279,5411b.; 132,8711b.; average test, 47.53 per cent.; over-run,. 21.34 per cent; Messrs. G. Old and D. M. Thom wera;: elected .to the directorate.

WHANGAREI COMPASY. : TWO DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] • WHANGAKEI,' Thursday. ; At the annual meeting of the Whangarei Co-operative Dairy Company yesterday, Messrs. W. Crawford and R. D. Finlayson were re-elected to the directorate. The report and balance-sheet wer* J adopted.

MORRINSVILLE DISTRICT.

PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN COBEESPONDENT.] MORRINSVILLE, Thursday. The dairy returns for the past month - from factories operating in the Morrins- a ville district are as follows, those for tlia a saqtie monLhs of the previous year being in parentheses':— Morrins ville. —Pounds butter-fat, 64,472'" (58,137); tons butter, 35; pay-out, Is 2d A (Is 53d); amount distributed, £3760 (£4289). The company is also making a : n supplementary payment of £6535 to even , up the payout for February, March, April.; and May to Is 4d per lb. • , ' Tatua (Tatuanui).—Pounds butter-fat„ 18,605 (7133); payout," Is 2d; distribution, .., £IOBS (£652). Norfolk (Motumaoho).—Pounds fat, 8659.6 (7138) ; payout, Is 3d (Is sd); distribution, £541 (£505 10s). The eom M pany is also paying out a bonus of Id for February and 2d for the March t0,., June supply, amounting to £995. Sunny Park (Te Poi). —Pounds butter--fat, 6402 (6574) : payout, Is 2d (Is 6d); distribution, £373 (£488).

TE AROHA WEST SUPPLIERS.

PAYMENT METHOD RETAINED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN .CORRESPONDENT.] TE AROHA. Thursday. The annual meeting of suppliers to the To Arolia West Dairy Company was held to-day. . Mr C J Parlane. general manager Of-,, the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Com-; panv, said keen competition on the Homo-' markets made it essential for a higher:. l ' standard of quality in da-'rv products.] The nature of the pasture materially., affected the quality of clinic and butter, and this was particularly noticeable in 1 some parts of the Waika.to A discussion took plaoe regarding . method of paying for bu'te" fat. and »h 9;. suppliers agreed to adhe r e to the same. system of payment as in previous yearsLast year's committee was re-elected.