DAIRYMEN'S SOCIAL GATHERING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 884, 2 August 1910, Page 8

DAIRYMEN'S SOCIAL GATHERING.

J'-'^S.i'CEl^B^l^iA'GobDrYEAfi.^'i' '.'•■■;■■ vS.Thtf Tamaki; (Hawke's Bay) Dairy. Com4 • '•::V;.pany. ; :has:vcetebrateii.' lts/successiul; :sea- ;•.;:'' jori'-witnva. banquet' ; andva r ciancei:held .■;, ; : ": ; ;.atTe'rKehunga;-;:.i'' ; - ■■■":.;.;■■':'.:: " "■:■.• .■■".■... V-". Speaking Vat. the .banquet, l ; : ;.\ '.chairman of:direotors,;said:(according 1 to. ::■:•'an that. tho ■■formation: oi ■ a! i|, ':■ .co-operativo Company /had ■ beeni'i L . on : sonie:*tiiteeß or -eighteen months agoj :.:;: : - : and;tliey'nadhada.good'deal of opposition -':; '.to ■fight.f/V'i'h'e, shareholders and larmeri, , '■;■• : in . general-, had ithrpiigh .ay good ;;;V. : .Beason; : .. The:'' ! raniaai .Go-operative ; '£ss6-. ■ '-.<:; ciation 'was .fortunate/in haying- been launched- into existence in:iaytavourablc , Vi'year. 1 ,.:. What, had;:beeh'.'a, favourable year ■ ■i:for'7,themV however,'had been equally, so ■;.v/for'their opponents. : In : a prolific. year : J ';. they' had the; same opposition ■to fight as '::. 'tad ,it be'en.a ; bad: season. 1 , The: -success .'■,;;.: of '~- tho association, 'however, had • 'been' due:to the loyalty -of-'the-ehare-y.;v-, lolders. 1 -. They',:,had,'also had the"' services :',-':;;/'of a.th6ro'ughly*qualified'manaKfir'in Mr. Vγ:\..'KingVi_,Tho -loyalty.',.of. :the ,shareholder's •;-.."had,been'-..shown,: by' the';supply : of. first--;:'-'..class'.mjlk_.at the ; -fact6ry. : -'„.lf :the share- .', did ;not;=.bring_ good! milk they .' ' : :could :not'"expect aftic'io'. to -..: /be: produced.". The settlers ,had provided ,'••;'». first-class : commodity, with the result ;; v v ! that .the/factqry'.had, topped :the New" %-'>: Zealand .• price" on - the' London market. /: ■ ■:(Applause.) .In ,referring.-to ;thp future, •,;V *' Mr. Bell said - there-, was no treason why, ■■'■:'«the ishareho'lders should .not .expect: an:;,v other.successful.year;-,,.' > ' .:' - ; ,