BUNNYTHORPE DAIRY CO.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 10

BUNNYTHORPE DAIRY CO.

[ < ANNUAL REPORT, i :. — ■ [ The annual report of tho Bunny- ; . thorpe Dairy states"Tho - '.. total business shows au increase; of over ? . ; £5000 more than last year, partly due s/;;' : to ;tho : establishment of ;the liiwinui p :(;■■•,>.;.Creamery J, which was opened in January 1.-;,: r,-:.'lflst,': and'•.increased!-supply from other k. ;' - suppliers at Bunnythorpe and' Aorangi. fS' : ;; ; They result i- of;.';,'the \';bperitioiis s'v Jy;- should provevery : satisfactory'' to all t£"';p^'euppliera,'; and the prides paid;fo'r ; butter- « •;: ,;fav compare favourably witll ' prices lpaid-by oiher companies. Homo market 'Spraspeots at present indicato that the ' now,-.season jipoii Which wo have jusk I stored will proVe as successful as tho just. Our;;to [" given satisfaction, in tho .past, and the f' ; ; handling ;'of ■" the oiitput ;by our : colonial !yf- aad London agents has. been so. satisfactoryi.that wo have;-decided .to ,again, consign•'.t'O.tho*sariie*firms.*. 'Ilio. profit j;/:; 'aiid : loss "alccount. shows'-credit balaihce; of £1542 14s. 5d., which it is proposed < . to distribute as follows Payment of !'»■".■■ l a -dividend:'of :5i per cent, on:all,paid- ;• ■np capital; a bonus .of threo-farthings • : r. : ' per ' lb. , on .butter-fdt : .suppli(>d durin;; the,, season by' all .suppliers . holding 'ii shares.'in; tho. capital •of the company, [•''. ... in accordance .with the articles of asso-' y" - • ciation;: write. OS - for,'.depreciation; on v buildings, l plant, and'machinery; ■ £270; : '-and carry forward the;balance.to a re- • : • serve fund. The sum of. £17,393 16s. '4d..:-.was paid duriiig tho.j;ear• to inilk \ Bnppliers • for' butter-fat, being equal to v ; ' llja. per lb. after payment of the bonus' 'of ; jd.;'.- Tho payments, mado monthly :' year. ,%ero . ;aa follow:—August, 1909, lljd. per lb.; . - September j" 1909, , lljd. : per lb.; ' ber, ;1909,■: January. and' February; 1910,' fV .-r IOJd. par lb. ; ■ March to July, 1910, . Hid. per lb." > ' u