PLANT’S

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1931, Page 12

PLANT’S

KAPONGA—OKAIAWA—HAWERA SERVICE. a.m. p.m. Dept. Kaponga 8.30 1.0 ” Kapuni 8.40 1.10 ” Te Njgt-i 8.50 1.15 ” Okaiawa 8.55 1.25 ” Normanby 9.5 1.35 Arr. Hawera 9.15 1.45 Dept Hawera 11-0 4.0 Arr. Kaponga 11.40 4.40 SATURDAYS. Dept. Kaponga A-l 5 Arr. Hawera • • 7.10 Dept. Hawera 10.30 PARCELS left at Criterion Garage, Hawera, or Mrs. Brewer’s, Kaponga, receive prompt attention. Telephones: Kaponga 50 and 51; Hawera

ceived a 10 per cent, cut and the directors 25 per cent. Mr. Woodley: “Why a 25 per cent, cut for the directors? Don’t they think themselves worth any . more ? I think directors should not be expected to attend meetings for 15s unless they receive a travelling allowance.” The chairman: “Well, Mr. Woodley, you will have your opportunity later.” The election of directors resulted in favour of the three retiring directors, Messrs. W E. Carter, A. S. Coleman and J. O’Neill. The directors’ fees were left in the hands of the directors, with a maximum of one guinea, proposals to fix these at 15s and at 15s plus fid per mile travelling expenses being' lost. A scheme for farmers’ accounting was brought forward by the secretary, Mr. C. H. Courtney, who said the proposed system would be inexpensive and simple and would be a great advantage to each farmer. If farmers were unable to keep their own books the office would be prepared to do so at a, fee of £1 a year. Mr. J. Cocker considered the scheme, was a good one arid he congratulated the office on bringing it forward at a cost of only £l. Mi". J. L. Campbell, supported the suggestion and said that all farmers would have to start bookkeeping. They would be well advised to adopt the suggestion. The chairman’s officer to accept a 10 per cent. cut. in honorarium was accepted, MILK GRADING AND INSTRUCTION. Mr. T. E. Trask referred to the system of milk grading without penalty which he would like to see introduced. He thought dairy farm instruction was' not of much use without milk grading and he urged them to prepare for the day when milk grading would be compulsory! He believed that failing an. agreement with other companies farm instruction could be carried out by the management but he was not in favour of pasteurising. They could not da without their farm instructor, said Mr. F. J. Mehrtens and although there wag a slight cost it would, be a mistake to try to do.without him. He was the right man in the right place and “they ought to stick to him.” The chairman said testing cost £3B, instruction £lO6, locomotion £l5O, telephone £7, total £3Ol. Mangatoki paid £95. If the other factories came in it would cost them £344 and they would have to pay a man about £lOO for testing. The Eltham company could possibly save £l4 but there would a Joss of efficiency. He had. no hesitation in saying that they were on the right lines in having a dairy instructor. He considered it was far better to go on as they were. It was too big a risk for them to go back to where they were 10 or 12 years ago.. ¥ COST OF PASTEURISING. Mr. Forsyth paid the dairy instructor was the best pasteurjser to which they could contribute. Mr. J. Hunger: “Would there be any possibility of supplying good clean milk without a dairy instructor?” The chairman: “It is possible, but I do not think it probable.” Mr. Bootten asked if the grade had gone up under .instruction. In reply Mr. Knuckey said that although their grade had not gone 'up the grading had been stiffened -in recent years. He claimed that their cheese was better at the other end than that from pasteurised milk. Pasteurising was an expensive way of killing filth and would cost £2OOO a year. -They were willing to pasteurise if it could be shown to be any benefit, but their agents in Britain advised them to stay as they were. Mr. Cocker, as one who moved to have independent testing started several years ago, said he felt it would be a retrograde step to do away with their independent tester. If they had to pay another man to do the testing they would not get it done for £3B. Mr. H. B. Gibson explained that there was a possibility of Mangatoki’s withdrawing from the farm instructor scheme and if that company dropped out he wanted to see if the other companies could be brought in so as to reduce the expense of maintaining the farm instructor on their own. Appreciation of the farm instructor was expressed and the directors were recommended to carry on as at present.