INGLEWOOD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 128, 17 October 1912, Page 6

INGLEWOOD NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent). j The ordinary monthly meeting of) director* of the Moa Farmers' Co-op. Dairy Co. was held on .Monday, when there were present: Messrs Jones (in the chair), Brittain, Butler, Egarr, M. Malum, Staehurski and Williams. Mr. Jones reported that the sub-committee set up at the last directors' meeting had fixed the price for the old skim-milk scales at 23s and IGs. Mr. Jones brought down a notice of motion as follows:— "That the motion passed at the meeting held on September 7, viz., That Messrs Jones, Brittain and Egarr be appointed a butter committee, be rescinded." This was seconded by Mr. Brittain and carried. The chairman was instructed to interview the sanitary inspector re the drain at Kaimata creamery, and to report to a special meeting of directors on Saturday, 19th inst. Mr. T. Drake complained of a nuisance caused by the skim-milk at the factory. It was decided to call the manager's attention to the complaint, and to ask- him to report on the same.' The question of free railage on agricultural lime for the first hundred miles wag discussed, the directors thinking that land within, the hundred-mile radius of a lime works was more or less lime-stone \ country, and that consequently the concession should be on the last 'hundred miles instead of the first. It was dej cided to ask the Chamber of Commerce | to take the matter up. The price to be I paid out for butter-fat for the season I was fixed at 11*4(1 per lb. It was decided I to instal a new pasteuriser at the DudJ ley ereamary. The manager was instructed to obtain a new set of scales

for the butter-room at bhe factorv. Accounts amounting to £2988 12s, of which £2589 7s 5d was for butter-fat, were passed for payment.

xne ordinary monthly meeting of tlid { Inglewood Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday night. Present: Messrs . C. W. Bennett (president), in the chair;'l Gibbs, Messenger, Roberts, Taylor andThomson. Letters were read from the New Zealand Farmers' Union re packing and handliag of manures, askin"- the Chamber to a9k the importers to°coni-» i nninicatft to the manufacturers the re- ] | quest that all manures be packed in bags containing not more than 1121bs, | bags to be made with four lugs, for the convenience of the waterside workers; from the Inglewood Tradesmen's Commercial Association, asking-the Chamber to take some action in the matter of the large number of hawkers now plying for custom, presumably without paying a license fee. It was deoided to acknowledge the letter from the New Zealand Farmers' Union and to advise them that there are no direct importers of manures | in this district; also to acknowledge the letter from the Inglewood Tradesmen's Commercial Association, with the iv | quest that they approach tha Borough \ Council in the matter. The scale of com* { mercial charges as drawn up by the subcommittee was adopted by the Chamber. The question of railway concessions on lime was brought up from the Moa Co. | It was decided that -the Chamber would be quite willing to move in the matter | if the Moa Dairy Co. can suggest a reI medy. The secretary was instructed to | communicate with the Taranaki Chanil ber of Commerce, asking.them whether they will consider the advisability" of having railway freight on English cement reduced to the same rate charged on colonial eement, owing to the fact that when tlte colonial cement, which is packed in hags, is stored it hydrates, whereas the English cement, which is packed in casks,' does not. On" the motion of Mr. Thomson, seconded by Mr. Messenger, the following resolution was passed: <: Tliat this Chamber considers that the time is ripe for the-erection of a town hall, and gives the Borough Council's scheme its whole-hearted support, and will co-operate with' the borough to I bring the matter to a su«cessful issue." Accounts amounting to 18s (id were passed for payment.