OUR DAIRY FACTORIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2415, 22 March 1915, Page 8

OUR DAIRY FACTORIES

i CONTROL ,01' MANAGERS. ■ :.* (By, Tdcsrajjli.—Press .Association.) ; . Wanganui, March 20. ' -'A matter of considerable moment to : • 'dairy factory managers and others conflicted with the industry was introduced l-afe the monthly meeting of the Taranaki ' i'iEiecutive of the-New Zealand Ifar- : J/imjere' Union,'when Mr. Maxwell, refer-" :■ ''ring to the great development of the ' dairy industry and the prominent place l Vitioccupied in the primary, industries fc -of;the that.jiiQ .weakest' 1 ..point was in connection with the sys- | ,teiri of management •or • manufacture. : ''Nothing had heeii doiid by''farmers" to ■ .improve the control of their manufaci ture of hutter and cheose. ; He referred to factory managers and assistants. At present there was no control or check over the factory manai: gers and what was needed was that . these men should be required to pass 1 ani examination and.hold ; certificates of ' competency. The' 'question, ho mains'- tained, should be..taken; up- by ~-tho . 1 ?!Board oF'Agriculturo', and' ho'gave, noi- tice to. move accordingly at the next i jn'eeting. i Several matters of Dominion importance were also discussed, the resolution of the Dominion Conference favouring ; local navy was approved. i The war tax problem excited "some /comment. Tlio chairman objected to.a i t separate tax, ;as such-would bear more • -'heavily upon some-sections of the com- ■■ ■' munity than other's. He did not favour. ,tlio suggestion;.of the chairman of.tlio •Bank of New Zealand of one per cent, on exports-and impoits, as it would i r-he parsed'on to "all sorbs of people, who J afford.to pay. A much fairer t. : method]would'be.:to make'a very small increase; ; iir;their existing taxes. • ''-"he -" all -there, and 'there ■ would ;iio :no;iiifficultv-:m': collecting it. '•Thlsi exyra 'tax . would provide all 'that hvould be required, and not bear heavfly-'-npon - any 'one.'- He moved ac- . -cordingiy;'. ' ■ .Th'C-propo'sition. received the support i iof the" executive. . '

me question or esiaousuing a. Jiaiticnal Farmers' Institute was considered .«and\a sub-committee set up to invcstiga±e> that the Government, r <!be'-asked 'to find employment for alien, ? subjects. who aro not interned as pris- ■ oners of war, but wliohave been thrown ! fotit'of employmentdid not Teoeive, sup- •' was rejected..

' Eurther-;.. rains fell,-in the PahiatuoJ 'district last'week; and a fair growth of 'autqran\:grass_.is; now-showing (states oursPahiaiua'correspondent)'. A large -quantity of' stock has lately teen 'forwarded to the Pahiatua district from.' ■Hawke's Bay for' grazing purposes, -the ; number- brought by'rail - being.estimated, at 7000 sheep and: 400 head of cattle. i'A considerable number have also been driven by road. i \Tlie question as to whether butter, or «Kee|e''is' the .best : paying proposition, -as' ai the : present time occupying the 'attention v of. a number, of shareholders and : suppliers of th'e old established Bal3ance Dairy • Company in this district. lAt'Eonini,'the. district' from which the company "draw's 'its biggest milk supply, a. meeting', was Held;on Friday, evening last ;to discuss the question. A humhereof' the" largest' suppliers attended,. 1 and it was decided to recommend that a dual plant (butter and cheese) be installed. At the present time the company's- production is butter only. Pahiatua correspon3ent. It. is more than likely, states our Carterton" correspondent, that_ the South Wairarapa Poultry Association .will not hold a show this ycajf, A special meeting: is to be held early.,next •month to deal with the matter., -lne question will also -be considered as.to the advisability '.of' j'from jthe Nortii "Island Poultry Association and joining the' Wellington Championships, Ltd. : To do a thing properly is our aim and •Rmbition. To give everyone with whom J iw> deal-an honest deal, so that we can reckon oh',the , continuance of his business, is oiir'.'daily; practice. That' we require more- aiid4rioro &p'arator, r crciam to ' ,£ll our orders is our present greatest 'trouble. If you have cream for sale, (•write us for our prices and particulars. IWaaganui Fresh Pood and Ice Co. Advt. ' .There's not a more efficient helper to the man on the land than the Richmond Oil Engine., JEasy, safe, and reliable to ;work, it equals many hired bands; )9 always on. the. spot when needed and xeady to~start.,'Choose the Richmond, be; cause gf'the many points -in which: it' excels, oKitsrisSlid ..construction, and. allround goodness;- Aslcor write for par"iioulars.. A."J.,,Piston, Car-"ierton.r-Advt.