DAIRYING AT MAKAHU

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1930, Page 8

DAIRYING AT MAKAHU

MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE SATISFACTORY YEAR RECORDED. ANNUAL MEETING OF COMPANY. All the shareholders but three were present at the annual meeting yesterday of the Makahu Co-operative Dairy Company. Mr. A. Coyle, chairman of directors, presided. Makahu is in an isolated position, dairying being conducted under back-block conditions, and cartage is a heavy item in the cost of manufacture. The district possesses a well-equip-ped cheese factory, and the manager (Mr. E. Blair) produced a highly satisfactory yield. The fact that the annual meeting occupied scarcely 20 minutes was a tribute to the management of the directors.

The annual report stated that at the start of the season the cheese • market gave indications of very fair prices, and the directors had decided to consign. The price did not come up to expectations, or to the prices offered for f.o.b. sales, as the cheese market declined quickly. The quality of the cheese manufactured was good, as was evidenced by the position occupied by the company in the grading list at Moturoa, where it was placed 10th on the list of companies manufacturing full-cream cheese. During the year a room had been built on to the factory and a whey separator installed. The factory was in good working order. The milk received had amounted to 1,914,2481 b., which, with an average test of 3.87, realised 74,1741 b. of butterfat. The weight of cheese was 87 tons 18 cwt., and the yield 2.651 b. of cheese to 11b. of butterfat. It took 9.721 b. of milk to produce lib. of cheese, and the cost of manufacture worked out at 3.15 d. per lb. of fat. Other expenses totalled 1.20 d., making the total cost to f.o.b. 4.33 d. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet the chairman mentioned that there had been an increase of about Ti per cent, in output, and while the price had not been so good as in previous years the extra supply brought tlie total amount of money received by suppliers up to practically the same as last year; in fact, there was only £4 difference. The position could therefore be regarded as satisfactory, especially as'operating costs had been the lowest in thd history of the company except for last year. Mr. Coyne traced the negotiations of the company in the disposal of its produce, showing that the directors had given the proposals very full consideration. The report was adopted without further discussion. , There was only one vacancy on the board of directors, caused by the retirement by rotation of Mr. O. D. Frank. Mr. Frank was the only nominee and was therefore declared re-elected. Mr. W. Power was re-elected auditor. The usual honorarium was voted the chairman. The secretary (Mr. T. H. Penn) was voted a bonus of £5 55., while his assistant (Mr. H. L. Betts) was voted an honorarium of £1 Is. It was decided to recompense directors to the extend of 7s. 6d. per meeting attended. “That is not a bad grade at all,” said Mr. Frank, when the secretary reported that the company’s full-cream cheese had graded 91.95, and had been placed 10th on the list of factories grading at the Moturoa works. The chairman referred in eulogistic terms to the work of the manager, who was heartily congratulated upon his excellept yield and the grade of the output. ELTHAM MUNICIPAL THEATRE. “SUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUS.” A fascinating and intriguing Elinor Glyn story and a cast of unusual excellence make “Such Men Are Dangerous” a triumphant success as screen entertainment and for suspense and sheer drama, lias scarcely been equalled by any previous alldalking film. The story deals with the fate of a rich but repugnant man, who, after he is deserted by his beautiful bride on the night of their wedding, disappears ; from his luxurious airplane and, later, when given up as lost, visits a famous plastic surgeon and has his features as well as his body completely remodelled. The metamorphosis is so contrasting that when he reappears in society, bent on revenging himself on his wife, he is not recognised by her nor any of his friends or servants. His determination for revenge, however, is forgatten when he again falls a victim to the charm and beauty of hie wife and he eventually becomes infatuated with her. This fine picture will screen at the above theatre tonight and should prove a treat to patrons. Warner Baxter and Catherine Dale Owen .portray the leading roles in this powerful screen play. Never was a wedding heretofore staged or screened to compare with the colourful church wedding in this picture and the elaborate bazaar, with its] colourful booths and tents is another Scene of entrancing beauty. In this sequence a delightful ballet of 30 beautiful girls is introduced as a part of the action. These scenes were photographed at the Buscg gardens, at Pasadena, one of the sl;ow places of California. ELTHAM LADIES GOLF. DRAW FOR MEDAL ROUND. The following is the draw for the Eltham Ladies’ Golf Club’s L.G.U. medal round, to be played to-morrow: — Mrs.-Reeves and Mrs. de Launay. Miss A. Wilson and Mrs. Wills. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Morton. Miss H. Wilson and Mrs. McGarry. Mrs. Casey and Miss Pease. Miss Wanklyn and Mrs. Wylds. Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Hessell. Miss Ritter and Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Stanncrs. Mrs. L. Quin and Miss Frood. Mrs. Haswell and Miss Stewart. Mrs. Carter and Miss O’Hagan. Mrs. Weir and Miss Kelly. Mrs. Chrystal and Mrs. Best. Miss Gibson and Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Darling. Miss Carter and Miss Clark. Mrs. Muggeridge and Mrs. Peacock. Miss Fissenden and Miss Brooker. Miss Peacock and Miss Gibb. The first round of the Sylvia Bowl will be played on September 13.