PAYMENT HARD TO ESTIMATE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1931, Page 10

PAYMENT HARD TO ESTIMATE

MEREMERE DAIRY COMB AN x. > With 1300 crates of cheese still unsold, the directors of the Meremere Cooperative Dairy Company were unable to estimate the final payment in their report to the annual meeting on Saturday.' In moving the adoption of the balancesheet, Mr. J. Lander said the depression was world-wide, but it seemed that they were over t);e worst, as filings: were looking brighter. The main thing was to make good butter and cheese; which would always find a market. Suppliers should co-operate by sending the best of milk. He was of the opinion that the abolition of standardisation was most satisfactory. /' . , The factory’s quality had • improved considerably since last season,; and favourable reports had been -received;' As times were- hard no ■■ depreciation had been written off, which /•w'ould r :help■ suppliers. A certain amount had.been- spent on repairs, and the factory was in/goqd order. It was satisfactory to note’-that costs to f.q.b. had been -reduced, Being now lower than for some years. The finance had been rearranged at a saving of from one to two per cent, in interest and £2BB in exchange. All cheese had been forwarded on consignment, and there was still a large quantity unsold,, which might prove' a Godsend to suppliers with the market 'rising. A vote of tha,nks was / accorded ’ the auditor, who presented a’ comprehensive report on the position of, the company. ■ ' • Mr. J. E. O’Shea could not agree with the auditor that the manufacturing costs, had not been sufficiently reduced. Wages,' fuel and power were not high as compared with other factories of the same size.

A supplier asked whether an increase in test accounted for the low yield.' Mr. O’Shea- thought the improvement in quality had affected yield. -

Mr. Williams said the worst feature of the balance-sheet was the yield. Perhaps' Mr/ Duff in hi-s efforts to improve the quality had overshot the mark a little and made, the cheese too dry. Mr. D. L. Duff said there was generally -30 to 37 per cent/ moisture in the cheese, which was considered good. With bad milk the rennet would not act properly, and the trouble was probably there.

The retiring directors,' Messrs, P. Sheahan and G. W. Williams, and Mr. J. N. Elms were nominated for the two seats on the board. Sheahan and Elms were elected. The chairman’s honorarium at his request was reduced from £5O to £4O. ■ Messrs. W., :J. Tristram and H. A. Lennon were re-appoipted auditors. In -reply to question- Mr. Duff said there .had been expense in. the past in providing chns for starter.’ The niachine they, had'now installed cost £lOO, and it -had turned out. a complete success. They had a, better - starter and the machine would last indefinitely. It was one of the best investments in the factory, meaning a big saving to the'company. He thought it would be only a question of time before these machines would be used compulsorily.' Suppliers contended that the proposed milk grading regulations would be ■rather ..hard'on; the manager. 1 ' It. was decided to continue the supply of hot : water, Mr. Williams opposing it. ’ . Statihtiqs,for the season are:—-Pounds bf milk received, 7,961,856; lb. of butterfat, 348,387 ; average test, 4.37; number of suppliers, 29; number of cows supplying the factory, 1457; average pounds of butterfat per cow, 239; charges to f.o.'b. ocean steamer, 3;13d. Used for cheesemaking.—-Pounds of milk, 7,778,214; lb. of butterfat, 339,053; lb. of cheese, 367. tons 2 cwt. 2qrs. 23-lb.; lb. of;milk to make lib cheese, 9.45; lb. of cheese to lib. butterfat, 2.42; average test,'4.3s; lb. of cheese from 1001 b. milk, 10.58.' .. \ • i PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. J. Lander has been re-elected chairman'of directors of the Meremere Co-operative Dairy Co.. Miss M. Noble, iwho m leaving the ■Matapu- school to join the teaching?staff ■at Tawhiti, was fa-towelled -by -the teachers .and pupils of Matapu. school on Friday afternoon. On behalf .of the .■pupils Elsie Robertsbn, ope of: the senior scholars, presented Miss Noble ; with a xylonite clock. The headmaster, s Mr. Stevenson, referred to the good work and interest in the school which -Miss Noble had undertaken: during', the .past 3 i' years, and he wished her a pleasant future at Tawhiti. The basketball! girls served afternoon tea. . Mr. J. Rowe,-treasurer-of /the Wanganui Rugby Union, will leave Wanganui during the week to reside at Haweya., RIVERLEA FINAL EUCHRE PARTY. There was a record attendance at the final of the euchre tournaments held in the. Riverlea Hall for the purpose ,of augmenting the hall funds. The ladies’ prize was won by Miss Doris Allen after a play-off with Mrs. Gargan, the men’s., prize by Master R. Gargan, the ladies’ points prize for the season by Mrs. Gargan (with Miss Symes second) and the men’s pointe prize by Mr. R. Leonard. After the euchre the ping-pong tournament was won by Mr. Gargan, junr. A dance ‘ followed supper. HAWERA ENTERTAINMENTS. “ONE HEAVENLY NIGHT.” “One Heavenly Night,” which concludes its season at Hawera to-night, opens with a music hall scene, very effective as' to atmosphere and settings. Lily an Tashman, as Fritzi, a cabaret singer, is in trouble with the police for sundry scandalous • proceedings. She is banished for six months to the castle of a Count, who as a magistrate is supposed to watch over her conduct during the period: of her sentence. ' Disliking the exile, Fritzi persuades Lilli, a flower girl, beautifully played and sung by Evelyn Laye, to accept the banishment in her stead. The Count, not knowing Lilli’s real character assigns to her the real Fritzl’s colourful reputation, and anticipates her joyful acceptance of his advances. With the discovery of the deception comes the climax, in which the old love problem is- solved in the good old way, thus developing a plot that owes much to the romantic atmosphere of the story and more to an all-star cast of principals, and the support of a large and well-directed company. Reserves may be made at Miss Blake’s sweet &hop. "Blind Wives” shov s at the Hawera Opera House to-morrow.