MAORI DAIRYING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22318, 16 January 1936, Page 7

MAORI DAIRYING

NGATIPORAU COMPANY TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT! GISBORNE, "Wednesday The annual general meeting of the Ngatiporau Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, was held at Ruatoria, there being over 300 shareholders present from all parts of the district. The report showed a decrease in output on account of the dry weather conditions during the earlier part of the season. The average grading (93.391) had been gratifying and the directors hoped that the installation of a pasteuriser and new refrigerator would help to maintain the excellent quality of the company's butter. Reference was made to the success achieved at the Waikato show, where four awards were gained in the face of keen competition. After protracted discussions the report and balance-sheet were adopted. Speaking on the motion, Sir Apirana Ngata briefly referred to the history of the company, how it was finanped - solely from Maori resources, and howit had progressed during the 10 years - of its existence to what it was to-day. He had confidence in the producing capacity of the district and it only required careful exploitation to reach - the desired results. He believed that an annual output of at least 1000 tons was within reach and that mark should be the objective of those in charge of the. affairs of the company.