MAKAHU NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 17 September 1912, Page 5

MAKAHU NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) It, is witn regret I have to announce the departure of Mr. J. T. Rowe ana family from the district, Mr. Rows having received a call from the bout)i Island. Tire change, .1 hear, is to Mr. Rowe’s financial advantage, iho lactory has lost a good manager, anu witn Mrs. Rowe the district loses om of its best lady helpers m all work: pertaining to its advantage, i lie cluKt ren, especially, will miss her. Both will carry away the best 'Wishes of the settlors, who Hope the change will be to their mutual advantage. The Makahu ladies were not favoured with a fine evening for the return ball tendered to the bachelors of tin district, held in the Makahu Scnool. However, those who did venture wou well repaid for their spirit, a most enjoyable evening being spent under the supervision of Mrs; Sam Brower, the secretary and Mistress of Ceremonies, assisted by a ladies’ committee consisting of Mesdames Martin, R. Mo sev M. Foley, J. Manning, and the Misses Edwards and Ford. The supper provided was both appetising and abundant. After supper the. changing of regalia—Le-, the passing ot pinafores "to the sterner sex, caused immense merriment. The dance music was supplied by Mr. T. I'oloy. The suppliers of the Makahu Dairy Co held their annual meeting cm W ednesday, the balance sheet showing a profit on the year’s working of about £lO but the profit and loss account a debit balance of £lOl, incurred by an over-generous payment on tno P|o- - year’s butter-fat. The liubilities of the company are shown at £1502, and assets on a book valuation £20158, consisting Of land, plant, buddings, etc., which has been reducedjiy deductions from milk cheques by £570. An amount of dissatisfaction was caused by the reduction of payment on butter-fat for the whole season of p| per lb, caused through lim loss on rue previous year, it meant that tne new suppliers had to pay for somo-

thing tiiiit they never iiad, and only a rotund by the old suppliers. It was not enough that "that Ass posterity” should bo harnessed to "'1 lie Crystal Palace,” but it lias also to puli an extra load of current expenses as well. Site continuous administration are not to he congratulated on "their pie,” it appears almost as if their endeavour acre to repulse suppliers—not attract them! There must he something rotten in "the state of Denmark” when the nearest and largest supplier is going in for "home separation” and manufacture. Taking even the (lovernmout sections, off which milk was guaranteed two sections on the Hrewer Hoad, a section on the Mangaehu Hoad, and three sections on the Kapuni Road—have not supplied milk for the last Five seasons. Tins means a loss of SO cows from which the factory “has” received milk "hut now does not,” and that, not counting one section Irom which it was promised the milk <f 40 cows would he sent, and never milked ■ no. There should he some hard and fast clauses in the Land Act to prevent sections once cut up for special settlement over drifting away from “closer” settlement, which was the original idea. Ido not refer to those above the "sky line.” If some of the "freeholders” were to toe the mark in the matter < f milking,! it would give the whole district a great-1 >r impetus. The district is also handicauped on one end with an absentee landlord whose record crops consist of ti-lroe. fern, and Californian thistle. On this corner alone 50 odd cows could he comfortably milked to th ; advantage of factory, milker and landlord.