MORRINSVILLE.

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13268, 25 August 1916, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE.

Tatua Dairy Company. 'I he annual meeting of the Tatua Coi operative Dairy Company's suppliers was helcLpn Wednesday afternoon, Mr j W. H. Miiliken, Chairman ot Directors, ■ presiding. There were 20 shareholders ' present. The annual report and balance-sheet : were read; the latter showed the assets | to lie £4198 3s (id, and the liabilities £2043 ills Id. The total sales for the year amounted to £9847 Is. the Chairman said that, in his j opinion, the company hud clone as well ; as un\ other company working under similar conditions in tile Auckland pro- ; \ iuce. Some companies had paid out i.iOie than is 7ci per lb tor butter tat, but they had separated the whey; he believed that the Tatua Company would have paid a further bonus of Id per lb ii tiny luaJ Iteen using separators, and tin ir ligures would then have been ingh< r than most of the companies operating in the province. The output tor the season just ended was double ! that of the previous year. A total ot ! 99,8-91bs of butter tat had Ikvii received, and 123 tons of cheese had been : inanuiactured. 1 he yield of cheese per lb of butter fat was 2.(3, and the averj age test 3.5-5. He was satistied that : the enlargement of the factory last year ! was a wise step, as the work would have ■ cost fully £2(JU more if carried out in I the present year. The installation of a ! pasteuriser and whey separating plant j was being carried out this year at a cost I of £3UO, and the directors were of 1 opinion that fully 2 per cent more j cheese would result from the pasteurisj iug. The chairman referred to the 1 scheme of the directors in borrowing money and lending it to shareholders to buy dairy stock, which had proved a great boon to the small shareholders. The directors borrowed at 6 per cent., and lent it at 7 per cent., a sum of £7OO having been advanced in this way during the year. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. It was resolved to grant a bonus of £lO to the factory manager. Messrs W. C. Woodley and P. Rushton were re-elected directors, and Messrs English and Laxford auditors. It was resolved to recommend the directors to consider the advisability of installing a weighing machine, so that each supplier will get his fair share of the whey. TOWN BOARD. At the monthly meeting of the Town Board ther-.? were present: Messrs G. Howie (chairman), Marshall, Hewitt,* Parlour, Hickey, Gifford and Hanan. Mr Gilchrist, solicitor to the Board in the Native Reserve case, telegraphed that the case would be heard in Auckland on the 28th inst. Mr A. Bremner complained of a nuisance created in Studholme street be deposits of rubbish; the foreman was instructed to investigate the matter. Mr Parlour reported 4hat the sanitary contractor was having trouble with the people Jn Coronation street.

The clerk was instructed to notify them that they must take advantage of the service. The matter of the Piako County Council collecting rates on the Lockerbie estate recently included in the Morrinsville Town Board area was raised by Mi' Hewitt.—The clerk was instructed to get the advice of the Hoard's solic :tor on the ir.aKi'r. Mr Hanan inquired when the extension ol time granted to the Gas. Company for commencing the work would > v;,m\'. The clerk replied :n () ( cober next. .\Fr Hewitt inquired when Allen streei would be formed and sanded. The chairman replied that if the residents petitioned tor the work it would be done. M-i-i unts amounting to £'l33 Ps 2d weie passed for payment, the clerk reporting that when these r.ecounts had been paid ihe bank overdii'i l would stand at £453. I'ho fhiiirmun stated that this would ho the last meeting of the Hoard prior to the election, and lie would take the opportunity of thanking the member:* for the loyalty they bad always si in": to tbo chair. He had always en. deavoured while chairman to work for the "greatest good to the greatest number." On the motion of Mr Marshall n vote of thanks was passed to Mr Howie for the capable manner in which lie had tilled tin 1 chair. It was decided to recommend to tbo now Board that the salary ol the clerk lie increased. The Chairman royevwd that Mr D. McLaren, of Wellington, bad communicated with him re giving an address hero on recruiting and Rod Cross matters, but, unfortunately, they were unable to fix oh a suitable date.