Dairy Association’s Annual Meeting’ Is Held at Te Puke

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 90, 1 September 1950, Page 3

Dairy Association’s Annual Meeting’ Is Held at Te Puke

“I take it as an honour that suppliers and shareholders are satisfied with the efforts of the directors to the extent that no election was necessary,” said Mr A. H. Snodgrass, chairman of the Bay of Plenty Dairy Association, at the annual general meeting in Te Puke. The chairman’s report was read by Mr Snodgrass, as follows:

Manufacturers: The season started off very well and for the first six months we showed an increase of 17 per cent but the autumn set in dry and production fell, leaving us with an increase for the whole season of 3.76 per cent —the total output being 3456 tons, an increase of 126 over the previous year—this being a record. Store: Here again an increase of £3674 over last year’s returns has been shown. During the year the management of the store has chang-

ed, and Mr McDonald has been put in charge of the Grocery Department, and Mr Murphy in charge of thev Produce Store —the change seems to be working well. Hostel: This building was com-

pleted in December, and has proved quite a success. A house for our produce manager has also been completed. This makes a total of 18 houses and the hostel, which has also living quarters for the caretaker in addition to six single men. Carpenter: The Company has taken on a permanent carpenter to attend to the company’s buildings ■—later we hope to be able to make gates, troughs, etc., for sale. Factory Extensions: Due to the great increase in production, we

will have to provide additional factory space—the present building was erected in 1919 when the output was 248 tons —the output has steadily grown to this year”s, record of 3456 tons —so your directors after due consideration have let the contract for extensions to the D.C. Street Construction Company—pending your approval. Mr Gordon Spratt moved that the directors consider the question of placing the Veterinary Services under the heading of Stores Account. The veterinary services’ account showed a loss and he thought that the main items would be medicines and standard remedies that could quite well be classed with the Stores Account.

Mi- Stewart asked whether the directors could apply for the veterinary subsidy. Mr Lemmon (secretary) replied that the district would require several certified veterinarians to make use of the subsidy and the cost would more than eat up the subsidy.

Mr Dawes asked whether more local butter could be sold locally, as it seemed to him that better payouts resulted.

The manager (Mr T. R. McCarthy) said that the Internal Marketing Division used Te Puke only in the short season, and took it when they required it. Mr Lemmon said that, according to his figuring there was little overall difference in the price. Mr W. E. Wickham gave a brief explanation at this point regarding the negotiations to form a large cooperative company for the Auckland district. There were obstacles yet to be overcome. The system was working in other areas but the company proposed had to be truly co-operative.