KIA ORA DAIRY FACTORY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12614, 17 November 1911, Page 4

KIA ORA DAIRY FACTORY.

VISIT OF INSPECTION

PASTEURISATION OF MILK

SUPPLY

Upon the invitation of the. directorate of i^fee^Kia/Ora Diary ___Cc_mpany * <3fr . j Jaffl^TCarrSll,fethe^^la^^^|Sfef %W: j*! Pettief. f and>'a )nu^ber^of^local K cifr%ris *■ paid' a visit, of inspection to 'tbeKobrii- . pany's factory at Makaraka, ; the • object '. being to demonstrate the' growth . of ithe company's ..operations, and .in particular the installation of the new plant'for the pasteurisation' of the milk supply for Gisborne. ■>■• .

'Sir James Carroll was motored, out ■• in Mr F. Hall's car, whilst the other visitors were driven 'out -in a drag placed at . their disposal by the- company.' - ■-' •"■';•' On arrival at the' factory the visitors .; were received by '.Mr J.. A. -'..'.Qael&rj ■■*- chairman of directors, and members , of • the directorate. The manager (Mir -Hi •'< R. Newitt) conducted the townsfolk' through the factory; explaining- the process arid the operation , of 1 the machinery. ; The cleanliness • which-s prevailed everywhere, and the method ;of handlingthe product, evoked much '.praise > 'the ' Visitors l being particularly -< enthusiastic With regard to the system 'of pasteurising •'■ the milk'. 1 " ' - • * '-'"r.; ■.■>•.':■ THE process: The milk is .taken from selected herds, all of which have been > passed, by the Government inspector, and as soon as it is delivered at the' factory, is is; .passed through a No. . 6 Dutch .pasteuriser, where tlfe heat- is raised- as desired; From there it is led info a No.. 6 ; A^a Laval steriliser, through which. ;it" takes ten minutes to pass. During; this period;' the temperature is at a degfcee that 'Hi' disease \and other germs arel.destroyed. Thence it is elevated by a . .unique^ elp- . vator and passed over a large. Dtitch ciri' ._ : cular cooler, through which- chilled, water is passed, on to the bottling, machine. The latter is of the latest and. best make, filling 20 pints and 12 quarts -at once, When full the bottles are' placed the chilling room ready for thedehvery... •

they had shown, particularly their very able chairman, 'and wished them every siiofcess. .;?.•••. v.. * '■■ Sir James Carroll said they were all riofcfionly interested, but very much gratified, to heai* of the progress 9f the in- ; ! dustry. They recognised, that* in tlie j. dairy industry the West Coast had held f t>h>Uead, but the v East Coast had its [ qul|^ca^o^s;".ahd|with^hevindustry that i xyaj^hTMS_r» putVintb|thisy^biisiness he lioped that '..they would' not be far behihd the West Coast^in this respect. ;> It Was 1 true that in the Taranaki ' district one';: could see marked progress and de- ;- .-. velppinent. They had there devoted .th^ir time, they had devoted themselves^ ; to' 'this industry solely in Taranaki, "andhad''taken advantage of the Governiheht's assistance and had paid special attention to the improvement of their i herds. The Government had done a great deal for the farmers. They had Imported special breeds of cattle, and uisjmtained one large department ' for then* benefit. They had been^yery succeewul. They had had their !dairy inspjsctors, who were now giving* way for iih&rtuctors who would go round to edu'cawf.the farmers. Speaking of the :dis'tric^ the Native Minister said he,, would fdftliet^ptophesy-'-lWat the' industry vyptild still further extend and broaden olit, The country at Motu and around it wbhld also raise cows, and would greatly wiiMn arid" develop the industry. Whilst con^patulating the directors on the imp^dyements effected, and marvelling at ' tlife ; advanced method ' of dealing with tile produce, he- asserted the company vfojald"' require to further enlarge artd in«srease\its plant and machinery. He suggested that the company might carry improvements further by assisting farmers , to improve: their herds, and in the pro- ' duction '"of- ' winter fodder, etc. Altogether; there were essentials combining irito- one huge combination that must make the industry .a great success. - Mr J. W. referred to the davs when grass-seeding and grazing were the lOcal industries,, and to the immense financial improvement the establishment of the? dairy industry had brought about. He ) also; went on to. show, that dairying could be developed througliout the Dominion without any fears of overdoing the. London, irtarket. ." „ . Mr Wildishi also dwelt upon the beneficial results the farmers had obtained from-.th^.-.fajtjtory from the days when they were glad to barter their butter off at 4d per lb. -Mr J. *s) iKifk' also .tendered his congratulations toj t^^ir^clprs. ■' Afr ( F., Hall expressed his surprise with ' the -excellence of the factory and intihiated his willingness tp do anything he pofl*lblv 'iJoi|l<i ; /to!^siiMi the indnst rv. Mr Cae'Saf:" m rentviner, thanked th<=> visitor* for the laudatorv remarks and exblained^lie measure". to , which the company! %ae _to'epaiied to, assist suppliers. IYT the' near "future they hoDed to have a creamerv established near Motu, , .... .:.■....

• Cheers were a«co,vded. t." .the directors the manageiy.arid his staff. '-