KAKARAMEA’S PAY-OUT

Taranaki Daily News, 8 August 1930, Page 6

KAKARAMEA’S PAY-OUT

GOOD PRICES REALISED. ■ MILK TOO RICH FOR CHEESE. The opinion that the milk supplied to the Kakaramea dairy factory is too rich for cheese-making is held by the chairman of directors, Mr. A. Pearce. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet (already published) at the 21st annual meeting of shareholders of the company yesterday, Mr. Pearce, who presided over an attendance of 26, stated that for the past nine or ten years the test had been creeping up until it had now reached 4.33. With that the case he saw no harm in taking a certain amount out. Suppliers had received this season a lower price than they had for some years, but still the pay-out' had been one of the best in the Dominion. He expected that the final payments would make the total about Is. 6fd. In his opinion the dairy federation had. the best dairy scientist in the Dominion,

and probably the world, investigating its problems, but in Mr. Vcale’s recent report he'had criticised ' tlie systefri of suppliers returning home from the'factory with whey 'iii' th’c'ir milk cans. In

this instance Mr. Veale had probably gone outside his knowledge, jof. science I anti guessed a little, said Mr. Pearce, for , he . did not think ' there was any -harm i in the system so long as the whey was emptied from the cans as soon as'possible and the cans sterilised. As a matter of fact Kakaramea bad in the olden days some of £lie worst milk in New Zealand to deal, with, but if nad greatly improved' of recent years, and for the past four years the whey vat had been washed out each May, with ■thei result thaf.’there had not been a slow vat during that period'. : In seconding the motion Mr. F. S. Tarrant stated that he thought the bal ; ance-sheet •of the' company compared more than favourably; with those of most other companies, while'; the; pay.f.. out- would be better, than those ojf:"niost factories. He considered suppliers.-jvere fortunate in having a manager who: was •so. careful to see that the factory was worked : s economically as.possible. The sum of £B3 in the profit ami less account as directors’ fees was thought to be very high by Mt. F. Kamsbottom. “The work of; directors should be a labour of love,” he. said, “especially in such hard times as these.” The chairman stated that the directors were supposed to meet once a month and were paid £1 a meeting. However it was often necessary for them to meet sever-1. times a month, and on such occasions their own work had to be neglected. The fees were voted at each annual meeting. -' In some companies the directors re? ce.vcd as much as £2 a 'meeting, said Air. R. J. Watt, but that sum was too high. He could assure the meeting that a director gained nothing out of the fee he received for he could be called upon at all times. It had often been, the case that a director was out of pocket as a result of the calls upon his time. Messrs. A. Pearce, R. J. Watt, and F. Ramsbottom were elected to the directorate to fill the vacancy created by Messrs. Pearce, Watt and P. W. Tong, each of. whom retired by rotation and offered themselves for re-election.

Mr. R. t Veitch was re-appointed auditor.

In answer , to a supplier, the factory manager stated that there had been a d' tinct improvement in the quality of milk supplied to the factory. There was still, room for further improvement, however, and he considered that many suppliers’ cans could be in better order.

The chai .‘man appealed to suppliers to make every endeavour to improve the quality of their milk. New Zealand cheese had o-one back in quality, and unless the milk improved the manager '“mid not be expected to make finest grade cheese. © Tlie formation of the pool for South Taranaki factories was described by the chairman—a move he considered would benefit the industry.

Votes of thanks were accorded the chairman, the manager and staff, the s rotary and the Press. At a subsequent meeting of the directors Mr. Pearce was re-elected chairman, his 22nd year in that position. '

OKAIAWA NOTES. BASKETBALL CLUB’S DANCE. The dance held in the Okaiawa town hall for the purpose of raising funds for the Old Girls’ Basketball Club was a great success, members of neighbouring clubs and local members attending in large numbers. The music, supper and decorations were all of a high standard. Ngaia’s string orchestra supplied the music, arid extras were played by Misses E. Ward and R. Toro and Mr T. Toro. Novelty dances resulted: Monte Carlo, No,. 1, Miss Hackett and Mr. Wickstead; No. 2, Miss Hains and Mr. Drake; spot waltz, Miss G. Christiansen and Mr. W. Dixon; balloon dance, Miss B. Oldfield and Mr. D. Johnston. Messrs. C. Blair and D. Mitchell acted as masters of ceremonies. The supper was under the supervision of Mrs. W. Baker and Mrs. A. Ward and a willing band of helpers. The decorations in blue and white (the club’s colours) were much admired. The Okaiawa Tennis Club’s members are busy laying out and enlarging their playing area. Their scheme, a somewhat, ambitious one, speaks well for the enthusiasm of the members.

OPERA HOUSE TALKIES.

“THE • VAGABOND KING.” Giving a vivid impression of life in the French capital during the 15th century, “The Vagabond King” is at present showing at the Opera House, Hawera; The story concerns the efforts of Francois Villon, the immortal, but disreputable, leader of the vagabonds, to make a united whole of the rabble of Paris, and the consequences which attend his success. Having incurred the disapproval of his monarch, he is condemned to die. With execution awaiting him on the seventh day, he is made King of France for a Week. Glimpses of faces in the underground haunts of the vagabonds of Paris present in an unforgettable manner the conditions under which the city rabble of the' day existed. In decided contrast to this are scenes of the'pomp and pageantry which went hand-in-hand with the royalty of the period. “The Vagabond King” will be presented again at to-day’s matinee, and finally this evening. The booking is heavy, and intending patrons are advised to book their scats. ;