OTAIA POWER SUPPLY

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1930, Page 6

OTAIA POWER SUPPLY

SUPPORT FOR RIDING PETITION. PATEA COUNTY COUNCIL MOTION. "This council considers the best interests of the Patea County will be promoted by the- whole county being included in the Wanganui-Rangitikei power’ district. The council feels there is already a community of-interests between the Patea County and the counties to the south, Patea being included in the Wanganui Education District, No. 8 Highway District, and the Wanganui Regional Planning District, and that it would be a distinct disadvantage for the county to be divided for power purposes. Copies of this resolution are to be forwarded to the authorities and to the member for the district.” This was a motion carried by-the Patea County Council yesterday. The chairman (Mr. Belton) remarked that the Hawera County and Borough Councils had opposed the petition for the transfer of portion of the South Taranaki Power. Board’s outer area to the Wanganui-Rangitikei area. lie was sorry to see that the Mayor of Hawera had made some uncalled-for remarks about the promoters of the petition. The signatories were convinced that it would be a better business proposition for them to join the WanganuiRangitikei Aboard. He thought the council would not be doing its duty unless it gave the ratepayers the moral and other support to which they were entitled. Because of the hostility of others, ratepayers had been denied the benefits of electric power. < The South Taranaki Board could not guarantee a reduction in charges and the ratepayers of the Otoia riding could sec come definite advantage in obtaining their eupply from Wanganui. Mr. Belton thought the South Taranaki board should seriously consider merging with the Wanganui-Rangitikei Power Board if it could be arranged. They would have a cheaper and just as efficient service, as the overhead costs would be' much reduced. It was obvious that the South -Taranaki board was considering not the interests of the petitioners, but rather its own. Mr. Watt: It is just a question of £ s. d. I do not see why this district should be penalised for the purchase of the company’s undertaking. That is the attitude of the committee representing the Otoia riding. The motion was carried unanimously. HAWERA LADIES’ GOLF CLUB. COMPETITIONS FOR TROPHIES

Two competitions have been arranged for Friday of this week. Mrs. Gabites has donated a trephy for the senior players, and Miss K.. Robertson one for the non-handicap players. The seniors will play a bogey match, for which the draw is:—Mrs. Baigent v. Miss D. Richardson, Mrs. Fearon v. Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. McQnin v. Mrs. Wake, Miss E. Hawken v. Mrs. Thomson, Miss W. Huggins v. Mrs. Dalgetty, Mrs. Bright v. Miss E. Buist, Mrs. Gibson v. Mrs. Whitehead, Miss E. Burgess v. Mrs. J. Bayley, Mrs. Davy v. Mrs. Hawthorne, Mrs. Walklay v. Mrs. Dickie, Mrs. Rudge v. Mrs. Vinnicombe, Miss V. Death v. Mrs. Ga'bites, Misq Hogan v. Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. Hall v. Miss G. Death, Miss Dora Hawken a bye. For the 'non-handicap players a twoday eclectic competition has been arranged. In an eclectic Competition the best holes are taken from both cards and the score counted accordingly. The non-handicap players will commence play at 1.30 p.m. The draw is:—Mrs. Goodwin v. Miss A. Page, Miss F. Exley v. Miss J. Robb, Mrs. Cox v. Miss L. Exley, Mrs. Hunt v. Miss B. Ryan, Miss M. Hawken y. Miss Conway, Miss J. Easton v. Mrs. Muir, Aliss Z. Spragg v. Miss M. Robertson, Miss E. Murdoch v. Airs. B. Joll, Mrs. Bone v. Mrs. Kinmont, Airs. Wiltshire v. Aliss F. Murray, Miss.K. Coleman v. Airs. Hammond, Aliss Al. Bachelor v. Miss Purser, Miss T. Lamb v. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Elliott v. Aliss Nancy Duckworth, Mrs. Guthrie v. Aliss I. Ritter.

Anyone unable to play should notify their partners as early as possible, and if unable to make rearrangements should.ring Miss Death, who is in charge of the draw this week. During the week Miss A. Martin reduced her handicap 98 —19 and Mrs. J. Bayley gained a handicap with the very creditable score of 101—22. A team from the Manaia Ladies’ Golf Club will visit Hawera on Thursday, and the following players will represent the Hawera Club; Mrs. Dalgetty, Mrs. Gabites, Mrs. Hawthorne, Miss E. Hawken, Mrs. Baigent, Mrs. Gibson, Miss V. Death, Mrs. McAnerin, Mrs. Budge, Mrs. Davy, Mrs. T. McKenzie, Mrs. Fearon, Mrs. Vinnicombe; emergencies, Miss G. Death, Mrs. Treweek and Miss E. Murdoch. Play will* commence at 1 p.m. Attention has been called to the necessity of wearing the regulation golf' ing heels, as the greens are so easily spoiled in their present sodden condition. OPUNAKE DAIRY COMPANY. OUTPUT INCREASE CONSIDERABLE The year has been a successful one, the output again showing a considerable increase, states the 31st annual report of the directors of the Opunake Dairy Company. Cheese was manufactured throughout the season and with the exception of eleven tone the whole output was sold, on f.o.b. terms. The sales made have..returned prices considerably greater than those obtained by consigning companies. , Advance payments to suppliers average Is 6.15 d per. lb butter-'fat and with the balance available and estimated surpluses on cream sales the final realisation is estimated to bring the average payment to Is 7d per lb butter-fat. The season’s statistics, with those of the previous year in parentheses, are: — Milk received, 6,855,3401 b . (5,967,5251 b butter-fat from milk, 289,6271 b (244,268.41 b) j lbs of .cheese 7'24,746 (661,219); lbs. of milk to 11b cheese, 9.458 ,(9.024); lbs . m cheese .to lib of, fat, 2.50' (2.7;06)j• ( te5t, ( 4.225. (4.009). ■.. hi rh.-• • I • ! ’

KAPOXGA DAIRY COMPANY. YEAR’S WORK SHOWS PROGRESS. 1 s A payment to be made on August 20 r to the suppliers of the Kaponga Co-op-s erative Dairy Company, Ltd., will in- - crease their return per lb of butter-fat i suppl'ed during the 1929-30 season to ; Is Jd, and this amount will be further - augmented when the season’s business 3 is completed. This is stated by the dir- . ectors in the report which they will t pi esent to the annual meting to-morrow. . me report states: “The substantial in- . crease in recent years of the amount , of outter-fat bandied continued during the season just concluded, the quantity • received being 11 per cent, in excess of • the figure for 1928-29. For balance- • sheet purposes butter and cheese sent forward on consignment, for which realisations have yet to be received, has been <aken into account at conservative figures, and from the amount to credit of appropriation account it is proposed to effect a disbursement to suppliers on August 20, which will make the total payment to that date Is Cd per lb butter-fat (exclusive of interest on shares/, and a further distribution will be made, as soon as the completed returns for the season are received. The . customary dividend of 5 per cent, on paid up capital is recommended for distribution. The retiring directors’ are Messrs. W. A. O'Neill and D. T. Fitzgerald, who offer themselves for re-elec-tion.” I Statistics for the past season, with j those for 1928-29 in parentheses are given as follows: —Milk received, 30,8i»1,64Hb (28,031,9151 b butter-fat received, in 77451bs home separated cream, 2,7181 o (3,3841 b in milk for ' buttermaking, 214.7911 b (105,133); in milk for cheese-making, 1,087,0421 b (1,072,420); total butter-fat, 1,3'04,5511b (1,180,943). Average test, 4.22 (4.20); cheese to 1 11b butter-fat, 2.8'9 (2.80); overrun, 21.47 | (21.45 1 ; lbs whey butter to 1 ton cheese, t 50.0 (51.0); cheese made (graders’ weights), 3,141,5571bs (3,033,1 IGlbs); cheese made (sales weights), 1381- tons Bcwc 981 b (1320 tons llewt 371 b); crcameiy butter made, 117 tons 19ewt (58 tons IGcwt 751b)-; whey butter made, 31 tons Gcwt 381 b (30 tons 7cwt 541 b); total charges per lb butter-fat to f.ob., 3.CBd (3.71 d RIVERDALE PAYS OUT Is G*/ a d. SEASON'S DAIRYING RETURNS. An average payment for the past season of Is 6-Jd per lb butter-fat is the result of the Riverdale Co-operative Dairy Company’s operations, as disclos- > ed in the report which the directors will present to the annual meeting at Inaha i on Monday. The report states: — , “The realisation upon the unsold pro- : duce of the previous season greatly ex- . cecded the estimate of last, balance, and enabled the average payment for the i season to bo increased to Is 8d per lb. < The balance has been placed to reserve J account. Produce manufactured through- 1 out the season just ended was forwarded ' i on open consignment. Unsold cheese at j 1 the closing of the books has been valued p at 75s per cwt in London. ■ The balance j] from the manufacturing and marketing | ’ account, after allowing for the payment 1 of interest on share capita], will bring the average payment for the season to < Is (P/ad per lb butter-fat. The direc- 1 tors recommend the payment of' inter- 1 est on share capital at a rate of 4 per 1 cent, per annum. The continued success i of the store is again revealed in the i satisfactory profit made, enabling tire I directors to return to purchasers 10 per; j cent, on all goods purchased, .excluclipg : c : . . . ■ I.; VU.-U;- O'fV -I r- - f. ■■

manures and net items. The retiring directors are Messrs. J. S. McKay and J. 8. Short, who offer themselves for' re-election. The statistics for the season are given as follows, with the 1929 figures in 1 parentheses:—Milk received, 21,863,979 lb (20.512,353); butter-fat from milk, ■ 918,4541 b (843,925); average test, 4.200 (4.114); number of suppliers, 62 (62); average number of cows supplying fac- ’ tory, 3.356 ! (3,205); average pounds but-ter-fat per cow, 273 (263); total charges (including export levy, repairs and depreciation) up to f.o.b. ocean steamer at per lb butter-fat, 3.07 d (3.24 d Used for cheese-making.—Milk received, 21,607,0861 b (20,253,669); butter-fat. from milk, 900,5241 b (831,5721 b average test, 4195 (4.100); cheese made (cheeked packing weight), 1042 tons 2cwt 2 qrs 11b (991 tons 13cwt Iqr 171 b); pounds milk to make 11b cheese, 9.25 (9.11); pounds cheese from 11b butterfat, 2.575 (2.671); pounds cheese from LOOlb milk, 10.80 (10.96); whey butter made, 52,3041 b (59,9201 b Used for butter-making.—Milk received, 255,9931 b (258,6841 b butter-fat from milk, 11,9301 b (12,353); average I test, 4.660 (4.775); pounds butter made, 14,462 (15,101); pounds butter per lb butter-fat, 1.2122 (1.2224). GENERAL ITEMS. On South Taranaki she.cp farms a large pioportion of twin lambs are be- ! ing noticed this year. One prominent i breeder states that never before has| he seen such a large proportion of J r wins. I The Otakcho Farmers’ Association will i • hold a social and dance on Friday even-1 ing, when the prizes won at the farm j competitions will bo presented. i While' play was suspended owing to I an injury to a player in the Maori ’ I football match at Okaiawa yesterday I I a hare ran up the field pursued by a [ greyhound. The incident caused great; excitement among the spectators, and, in a moment the field was a seething muss of gesticulating spectators each i , endeavouring to aid the greyhound in ' ; the pursuit of its quarry. The fleet- . footed hare, however, was able to elude all participants and after running up 1 ano. down the field succeeded in escap-, hig. Music, elocutionary items and a lecture made pleasant the usual fortnight-' ly meeting of the St. John’s Young People’s Institute on Monday evening. 1 Pianoforte solos were given by Miss E. Evans and Mr. 0. Laurent, a vocal solo : by M:sj> B. Glenn and a recitation by ■ Miss M. Thomson. The lecturer was ! Mr. J. McKee, his subject being psy- J chology and its relation to business. *

Tho whole of the furniture of a superior household, including an upright grand piano, will bo sold by R. P. Morrissey and Co. at the Winter Show Buildings, Hawera, to-day. A week after the new traffic inspector appointed by the Patea County Council came into the district 46 motor drivers’ licenses were issued.

The concluding euchre and dance conducted by the Okaiawa Football Club will take place in the Okaiawa hall tonight instead of last night as previously advertised; Ngaia’s string orchestra will provide dance music and there will be good prizes and supper.

A demonstration of the work carried out by Scouts, Girl Guides and Cubs in Hawera proved very interesting to a fair ’ attendance In' the scout hail, on Monday evenings. Short concert items and a burlesque sketch lent variety to the entertainment.. The commissioner, Mr. F. W. Horner, explaining the objects of the movement, asked for in- ■ public support* A’.,

HAWERA RETAILERS. ANNUAL MEETING HELD. The adjourned annual meeting of the Hawera Retailers’ Association was held yesterday, Mr. J. M. Westaway presiding over a fair attendance of members. In a report of the proceedings of the past year the president stated that the balance-sheet disclosed a credit balance of £4B 14s. The election of officers resulted: — President,. Mr. J. M. Westaway; vicepresident, Mr. W. G. Strange; executive, Messrs A. Blair, F. C. Bone, L. 11. Carrel, W. Crompton, L. A. Nelson, J. C. Robb, E. Shackleton and J. C. Smith. Mr. E. G. Dakin was re-elected auditor.

“HOT FOR PARIS” AMUSES. “Hot For Paris,” the further adventures of the erstwhile Captain Flagg: (Victor McLaglen) will be finally shown at the Hawera Opera House to-night. Assisted ably by the talented comediennes Fifi Dorsay and Polly Moran, McLaglen makes “Hot For Paris” as thoroughly enjoyable as its predecessor, “The Cock-Eyed World.” What . -was trench humour in the past is now flavoured with ealt spray, but marines and sailors talk the same language and have the same amorous pursuits. But whether the fun be earthly or salty the result is solid entertainment. McLaglen and Brendel are sailing for Havre, a port with many piquant, if somewhat flamboyant, memories for the pair. Indeed,- they suspect the gendarmerie would very much like to lodge them at the city’s expense. Meanwhile-McLag-len on several occasions is about to lose or destroy a ticket he purchased some time previous on the Calcutta sweepstakes. Brendel’s Swedish thrift alone saves it from destruction. And, strangely enough, 'it 'is- 'the winding ticket. At Havre the boys are to be notified of their' good luck but' never manage to' “get the breaks” as they suspect the race official is a detective. In fact; from -there on they keep running away frothy it fortune.- • Fifl 'shelteA Hffmr from theft- ' ptifs-Uer and'Kiite'idrt a' rbinande which & ; ■irain'iiie'd'' Barfly!' ■' ■'; )■•' • s’ : / u "i t**'. ’