MANAKAU CHEESE FACTORY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1911, Page 4

MANAKAU CHEESE FACTORY.

i The now cheese factory which lias been erected at Manakau for tjhe New Zealand Dairy Union was formally opened on Tuesday in the presence of a largo gathering. _ The manager, Mr Young. and his ifble assistants —Messrs Poole and Bii\d — were most obliging to the visitors. They explained the processes the j mil kliad to go through, the recoiv- , ing and weighing, the emptying into the vats, pointing out the milk \Vas . tested up to a temperature of 88, » rennet at the rate of .'U .per cent,'to every 100 gallons added, the mixture then being-allowed to stand.for half an -hour to set. After tin syne knives were used for slicing it ?flto small particles. The testing by'the aculino process was explained, also the running-ofF of the whey, etc.. the drying for a quarter of «n liour, and slicing into big strips, the tinning, and then the process of patting through a curd mill, followed bv the pressing. When the necessary setting had been accomplished., the actual cheese appeared, whj.o)i I was then conveyed to the dryi|ig- ! room, and was left there for some I time preparatory to packing for cxIport for the Home market, whiter I all cheese 'turned out by the co<m- ! pany will go for this season at least, it being considered much more a<lvantaneo'iis to deal in this mannor j rather than locally. 1 j The first day saw 1000 gallons of j milk supplied to the factory, the to- i i til being from fourteen supplier?: "Mr Dngald Thompson was the largest contributor, with 30001b. ojixteen checscs. each weighing 82lb, were the result of the first day's f iterations, wliich will be increased pf>nsblerablv by the end of a few weefcs. the product of 100 more cows, iat the least, being then expected. { In the evening a banquet \V-as held, and Mr "VTinge proposed fcli-c toast of the " Officials," and paioi a hi<j'li tribute to tfui energy and foresight of the mn"iger. Mr Winsre urged upon suppliers t!;e ab-ohfte necessity of cleanliness in thjeir | milk supplv. .relating some amusing ; instances of dirtv supplies wh'ch I fad 'heen delivered in other districts ' some years ago. Mr Y onng told It is hearers that they had a first-eliiss factory, first-class directors, and J a first-class cheese-maker (Mr Hailstone), and if they supplied >a fu cla«s article thev would reap a first- ! reward. Incident-ally, he m *n- ' tioned that Mr Hart st-one had lienor 'had one of bis cheeses graded other than first-class. ( The full toast list was as follows: "The King," "Agricultural and Vastoral Interests." proposed by the .Chairman (Mr Tims. Parsons), and ! responded to by Mr Thos. Bevfm, , jiinr. : "Manakau Cheese Supplier.-!," ■ proposed by .Mr J. A. Xash, and Vesponded to by I\Fr Kerby; "Dairy Union," proposed by Mr Lind4iy, | and responded to by Messrs Parstjhs, I Maide, and Bendall; "Manager and Staff," proposed by Mr Winge, responded to by Messrs Young land Hartine; "Ladies," proposed by [Mr Moss, responded to 'by Mr E. Songs and recitations were given( by Messrs Mcßean, J. A. Xash. Lindsay, and Bendall. Apologies for absence were received from [Mr Field, M.P., and Mr Cuddie, DAiry Commissioner. j