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Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1920, Page 3

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The Rimu Gold Dredging Coy is inviting tenders for clearing hush at Rimu Flat. Tenders close on Oct. 13th at noon.

The Overseas Club will hold a social dance at the Supreme Hall on Wednesday evening next. (Music by Mr Lawn, and supper provided. ladies 1/-; Gentlemen 2/-.—Advt. The adjourned meeting to constitute th 0 Hokitika Cricket Club will be held at the Supreme Hall on Tuesday evening next at 7.30 o’clock. The prospects for a live organisation for the reason are very promising, several members having enrolled, and good financial support being forthcoming. The ball in the Public Hall, Rimu last evening in. aid pf the building fund of Westland Hospital drew a capital attendance and passed off most successfully. Excellent music was provided by Messrs Lawn, Fleweflyn' Ross, and McFadyen, while Mr Tony Boyd had charge of the floor. Dancing was kept up till an early hour, all present having a very pleasant time.

The Twelfth Annual Report and Balance Sheet of the Inter-Wanganui Dairy Factory Co., Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting to be held on N i Oct. 20th statesWe have the honour ! to submit our Twelfth Annual Report and Balance Sheet. Owing chiefly to adverse weather conditions during the greater part of the season, the output was slightly less than that of the preceding year. The total amount of milk received was 3,099,72111 a., with an average test of 3.93, yielding 314,8‘281bs of cheese The amount of cheese made per lb butter-fat was 2.5. The whole of the output was sold to the Imperial Government at 10;d per lb. The whey butter plant still proves a great success, and 6,75611)8. of butter was made The year’s working shows a profit of £M-U 10s 7d A dividend of 6 per cent, on all paid-up Shares is recommended. The remaining profits your Dnec ois propose to absorb by paying at the general meeting an additional 2Jd per lb on all butter-fat, bringing the total payment on lmtter-fat for tlie season to Is 9<d per lb. It is with extreme regretwe record tlie- death of our late Secretary, Mr G. Scott-Robcrtson. Mr W F St. George lias been appointed as Ms successor. The Tetirin* tauten. nre - Messrs Thiele, Hansen, and Searle, who again offer themselves for re-elec-