NEW BUTTER FACTORY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21968, 27 November 1934, Page 11

NEW BUTTER FACTORY

BUILDING AT TE HANA PROGRESS OF DISTRICT COMPANY CONGRATULATED [by telegraph OWN correspondent] WELLSFORD, Monday The official opening of the new butter factory erected by the Albertland Cooperative Dairy Company at Te Hana was performed to-day by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. C. E. Macrnillan. There was a very large gathering, including the Minister of Health, Hon. J. A. Young, Mr. A. .T. Murdoch, M.P. for Marsden, and representatives of the neighbouring dairy companies. The chairman of directors, Mr. H. M. Neal. who presided, expressed his pleasure at the presence* of the two Cabinet Ministers and Mr. Murdoch. He referred to the difficult conditions existing at the commencement of the season and expressed the company's appreciation of the services of the staff. Mr. Macmillan said he could appreciate the difficulties of the dairy farmer, as he had been a dairy farmer for over 30» years. He congratulated the shareholders on their enterprise in erecting the new factory and appealed to them to co-operate with other companies. He urged the dairy industry to co-operate with other industries in the Dominion and the Dominion to co-operate with the United Kingdom as the only way to get out of our difficulties. Mr. Murdoch congratulated Mr. Neal on the successful result of his endeavours to have a new factory erected in the centre of the district so as to reduce cost of manufacture. As showing the great increase in dairying, Mr. Murdoch said that 33 years ago the Port Albert Company made 20 tons of butter, whereas the output this season should be 1000 tons. Mr. Young said that as a supplier to the new factory and an old director of the Hakaru Company he felt at home at the gathering. He congratulated the management on its decision to collect cream daily with a view to improving the quality. As a director of the old Hakaru Company, Mr. Young congratulated the directors on the successful outcome of the proposal to erect {he new factory at Te Hana. Mr. W. Grounds, the North Auckland representative on the Dairy Board, referred to the great improvement of the roads that enabled cream to be taken to larger central factories. He hoped that any differences between the neighbouring companies would be settled in the interests of the industry. The new factory, which is of concrete, cost approximately £6OOO and new machinery costing about £4OOO has been installed. The company has about 280 suppliers and its territory extends from Tauhoa and Wharehine, in the southwest, to Mangawai, in the north-west, and from Wayby, in the south, to Kaiwaka, in the north. The output of butter this season should be about 1000 tons, and the building could handle 2000 tons a year with the addition of some extra machinery.