THE WESTLAND CENTRAL DAIRY FACTORY.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1924, Page 1

THE WESTLAND CENTRAL DAIRY FACTORY.

Till*: CIIAI ILM AX'S li Ei’UitT. The report and hnlnncc sheet of the ahove Company was slihmitted to the Directors at a meeting held last Satttrdtiy. I’tiri of the report reads as follows “In submilling this the First Annual liepnrl and italauee Sheet, your Directors have much pleasure and desire to eingintulate -hareholders on the very satisfactory results achieved lor the lirsl. Imt only partial, season. The factory was completed suHieientiy to receive cream on the Ist December last, and although its might he expected many iutendijig suppliers having tomniem-cd with other factories in the curly part of the season, were not inclined to leave summarily; nevertheless tt very large supply of cream was received and 82 tons of butter were manufactured, the quantity being under the circumstances, highly satisfactory.

The lowest grade note received for export wits !*I J. and this was at the commencement when everything was now. Our points rapidly rose .to !)_■}, and lor the last lew months of the season our returns were, corisccutivcIv, ii, 4 !.

The liiilter sold locally enjoys much popularity as evidenced in the extent of our trade reaching to Westport in tin* North, including Orcymnuth, Iteefton, and Itoss with intermediate towns, and also Christchurch. This year tt depot is to lie opened ut, Wellington and your directors, judging by past experience, confidently expert Mich will he highly profitable also. The stiles from ice ttnd fresh cream helped materially the profitable side of the Company’s operations. 'The trailing account shows that a profit hits accrued, which, when considering the lateness of the opening, coupled with the fact that only the dairying branch of the Company’s project was undertaken, must convey to shareholders the til ready strong position of the undertaking. At the time of writing this report there tire S 7 tanners supplying the factory and prices paid lor butterlat were as follows: December (the mouth of commencement) Is (id. January Is (id. February Is i;,|, March Is 7d, April Is 7d, May Is 7d. June Is 7d. July “s, and we have now opened the new season commencing with August at "2s. Your Directors have no hesitation in announcing that these prices are not only unsurpassed hy any olhet* factory in Westland, hut also in any other part of the West Coast as well. The hack payments are till the more meritorious considering the time ol commencement was at the slump period. when butter prices were rapidly falling and we were, therefore, not in a position to enjoy the higher prices for butter obtained by other competing factories with the spring make. This filet, doubt less, will not hi* lost smlil of bv discernin'' suppliers, and will alsii di ii’oiistral e in a very practical manner the great advantages ol ci'iitralisaliou in respect to economic production with iv-ultnut higher payments for but 1 1 *rl aI.

With commendable foresight during building operations, ynltr (li reelors illi icoseil Ihr size "I tin* icli i • •;• *i a I in" oii'i hi"* iv, toget Ini mill ili. in ia Hi

lien ol two extra licczing chambers. Such extensions have increased the cost of the buildings anil plant by a fair amount above the original estimate, hut vottr directors knowing well

I lie ell Iri'|ii'isino spirit of progress duniinant and rliarnclerislir nl the sliart'lnddfrs, were eonlideiil (lie extra aniuiint involved would nieet with your lull approval. The fact, that thereby lie ean now cope uitli another industry, namely, the pork. and one boconiillf pi-netjeally a speeial necessity in I lie ilit l ief. hitherto untouched in these parts, must, receive I lie I idles t approbation nl not only shareholders. Inti suppliers and larunTs alike l liruilglmiil We tland. Stile I mil in I demand has already scl in lor frozen and chilled pmk and only through our facililics «sin the same he met and supplied. Snell operations will add furl her lo (lie prolitahle side of die Company's business. As nppiirtiinity pre-eiits, die Directors, with your consent, trust 1,, fin tiler increase our utility to suppliers. t hereby assisting; in no small measure the prolitahle side ol I arm in a; and additional revenue to Lho Company. Such is easy of accomplishment li\ cent ralisaI ion and to realise the power of such a movement for liett erment, mu* lots hut tn ri call the vast nttmher of - I,illations, both financial and industrial, which have centralised lor the express purpose ol the elimination ol tluneecssufv waste and the itlftliel't.Mee of progress iti every civilised country throughout the world.

That we are fortunate in otlf own sphere is somewhat rellcctcd in the halance sheet even at this early sta.ee, and judging by the largo nmuhor of suppliers already 00-nperatiit- with cijiistaul ly increasing numhers, convoys tlif fact, that given the opportunity, the local farming community is not lacking in foresight and wisdom for lh.‘ adviineeineiit ol its vital illtort,s|S- The "Central” therefore is justifying its existenee and it is hut a mutter of' a little time when every farmer throughout Westland should become part and parcel of this ine.stiliiablc comhintitiou lo the comiuunit\. Despooling our buildings and plant, just about completed, it is interesting and pleasing to record that tlunnj' Exhibition period and since, a great many visitors have called to inspect the Factory, and all seemed In freely express themselves us surprised at what they saw. The spacious buildings mill modern plant, together with the superior design, called torth not a little favourable comment from the several experts from other centres wlm made special visits also. We can. therefore, congratulate ourselves in this respect. In lonehl-ioii we feel our report would he incomplete if we did not refer in the highest terms of praise in our Managing Director, Mr 11. 1Parry. Considering Mr Parry organi.spd, promoted and lloated the Cotc.jiatty, designed and built the works, and has also managed the business to its plea sine; sta.ee to-day, the position speaks volumes for his many and varied abilities. We consider ourselves verv fortunate indeed in possessing Mr Parry’s guidance as he appears to he a man of many practical parts, and is certainly substantiating the enviable reputation ho enjo\v«l wliil.st in the Duller district. Y.mr Directors, therefore, express implicit comidonce in his managership. We desire, also, to thank the staff who we feel sure it must he obvious, are rendering most excellent service, and their attention to duty is greatly appreciated by the Directors.