DAIRY FACTORY CENTRALISATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1924, Page 2

DAIRY FACTORY CENTRALISATION.

\ I AVOItABI-I-: VIEW. representative, in the ionise of an interview with Mr 11. T. Harry of the. West land 'Central factory, was informed i lutt same businessmen .1' Hokitika. with vii! Iy very limited knowledge of the dairying industry respecting eeu-tral’-nlion. and wluit lias been aceomI li-hed with marked :oi ec-s elsewhere, eiul.-avonied lo suggest tu si.liie farmers in lertain districts not ti centralise with th"ir produce at Hokitika, as hy so doing they would :h>s:‘ down their ( ;wii district factory and lower the value i f land in the immediate inr.rouudiiigs. Su n opinion, remarked Mr Harry, was exceptionally erroneous and lie Was pleased to say the elforls had been almost futile. However. Mr Harry was prepared to leave the issue from, nov. on to the letter judgment, of tin- iaililers ihemselves, who he thought would n- l iiii-e very little lurther a.s----i-islauea indeed ju determining which, taking the la-t sca-uu as an exalup'le. i- the better proposition regarding the value of land, a factory wit!' lost rii ted siope. output and utility (and judgin' by I a-l events one to which each |.rulin'er la.an ion-ly eouveys his milk or i :i-:iin for returiio i-i Is 3 1 to k- -Id), or ri utra I i-a tio n with universal carlage lroni hi- [arm. an Ihi icily, one in which there are many elements for sucre— in other directions u-turning Is Gd to I s 7d J i'r Mi. butterl’al. 'l’ll-- i'a.et. enutiinie 1 Mr Hairy, tliat a. in. i vc- n ••iit i- now taking p’a e in Cant -i I'.irv to anialgamate tin* thr« - leading blitter fa-l nies. two simated in Chrisf lull, h and one about I I mile.s away. i-. signiliaa.iit af I'n- times, inure (•s' l- ially SO when eousiilel'ing the oiilpiit ~| ;|,e factories .-omcnied. namelv lln Caiilerkiiry Central I’JGG, lai ’pa u inr;) and 'I he Cam GOO tolls of boiler .-innoa'lv.

’| be : nl' ut in butter last season fiolil lie- Teieie-'kau to Watal'.a inclusive i.s not more than the least amount of the Dietaries named, and there are seven la- turies at in-sent to cope with the supply Knmara. Aralmra. Westland. KoknlMii, Waitab i. llarihari and Wutaro;i. Just think for but a moment, added Mr. Harry. what expenses are incurred by the employment, of seven nianageis. seven .v- n-taries. seven sets of stall's and assistants, directors leas, seven I'ik-I bills, seven interest and sinking funds to write oif. seven audits, at'-., at -. The-'- anii.-unt to a large sum annually which could easily be minimised by ecntndis.ition thus retnrnii.g higher pn-lits t-i the fanner. --H." ..aid Mr Harry in i omfusion, “tla ,e t anier! nry faetorier, of Dir greater ex] eri'-ine than our.s over li“te, and with sir-ll : oii-id.-ralile ]iroportions. situated so elosaly tegether. i i.-lisider it lu-cc-sary to centralise in the interests of e.oiiomy. what sound argument, if anv at all. have we against such a simple proposal for Westland?