LEPPERTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16797, 22 July 1920, Page 7

LEPPERTON.

FROM OuU OWN COiltttai'uNliKNT. .The annual ball took phue last night and as anticipated was a great success, there being a large attendance, not perhaps the a la sardine congestion of former years, a fact, however, which was all in favour of those dancing. A willing baud of ladies and gentlemen had completely transformed the hall with decorations of greenery, curtained windows, etc., anil i might compliment those responsible for the general effect of their work. A choice programme’ of music was rendered during the evening by Mrs. George’s orchestra, '(piano) Mrs. Gcorgo (violin) Mr. Fairweather (cornet) Mr. I!. Taylor, with occasional assistance by Mr? Gadd. The orchestra was frequently applauded during the evening. The supper was again right up to the standard for which Lepperton has long been noted, in fact one would have thought the Prince had been expected. Visitors were well looked after by the M.C.’s, Messrs. T. TV. Taylor, J. F. Sampson, F. Crowe and is. Sampson. Extras during the evening were played by the Misses Kerr Duncan, Giddy and Harvey.

Directors of the Dairy Company journeyed to Inglewood on Monday for their monthly meeting, which took place in tho company’s now office, viz., Messrs. Percival aud Messenger’s new premises. This firm are to be congratulated on a pnogressivo move, the new premises being vastly superior and more convenient than those recently vacated, containing as they do well-ventilated bright cheery rooms for each of the firm and in addition to this a largo board room for tho benefit of the various directorates with whom tho firm do' business Ono and two pence to Is 2Jd seem to be floating in the breeze for .cheese outputs for the coming season. 1 understand tho local company have so far not boon tempted. A rumour hero this morning says that a factory down the coast has sold cheese output at Is 4d. (Next please I) Tho question of the manufacture of both butter and chceso will, I understand, bo gone into here and will probably mean the capture of a good deal of cream which is leaving this district for Wanganui. By the bye, Mr. Editor, could you answer a question which is frequently asked? Is cream railed from New Plymouth to Wanganui at a cheap rate for tho benefit of a proprietary concern? If so it is absolutely wrong. Wo know the Government made concessions in this direction many years ago for the benefit of small isolated farmers who had no chance of supplying a dairy factory. The position to-day js that, although the necessary machinery exists all along tho line to deaf with this cream, it is pushed on to Wanganui - (so it is rumoured) at a cheap rate ns above stated for the benefit of a proprietary concern.

[lnquiries from the New Plymouth railway station show »that the charge for cream sent to Wanganui is lid per gallon plus 10 per cent., minimum charge 7d.—Erl. T.H. and B.]