METHOD OF MILK PAYMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1934, Page 8

METHOD OF MILK PAYMENT

'■ EXPERIMENTS AT NGAIRE. f ~ t NEW METHOD FORESHADOWED. I j The question of paying for milk on a method more in accordance with its 5 cheese-making value was discussed .at . the annual meeting of the Ngaire Dairy . Company yesterday, when the chairman, 5 Mr. H. C. Taylor, said the subject had s been considered fully by the directors. ; They had visited Massey College and had 1 received much valuable information ! from Dr. McDowell. The report on the subject was publisht ed in the Daily News a few days ago, said Mr. Taylor, and the directors had t come to the conclusion that the experiments were not advanced enough to war--5 rant consideration of any change for the coming season. , 2 It was intended to make experiments with a special vat at Ngaire and to have f the results checked by Massey College. There were many variations to be reckoned with, and experiments were to be ’ carried out by a number of Taranaki 2 factories in conjunction with Massey . College. < The chairman added that he did not t think it would be long before some new system of payment would be adopted. i t PERSONAL ITEMS. i , A vote of condolence with the relat tives of the late Mr. T. H. Penn was car- . ried at the annual meeting of the Ngaire Dairy Company yesterday. The chair- ; man (Mr. H. C. Taylor) said Mr. Penn i had been secretary of the company for • 35 years, and before that he was auditor. He was recognised as one of the best ’ dairy company secretaries in Taranaki and had given valuable service to the company. . . WOMEN’S BOGEY MATCH. . STRATFORD GOLF PLAY. The monthly bogey match of the Stratford Ladies’ Golf Club drew over 30 players to the course yesterday to play in ideal weather. . The best cards handed in were: Miss ■ Thorpe 2 down, Mrs. Pegg 3 down, Mrs. I C. Williams 3 down, Miss Hill 4 down, | Mrs. Knewstubb 4 down.