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Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1924, Page 2

Tin: Aralmra Dairy Factory C’oy.. which has I lean in existence now for twenty vpars, held its annual meeting on Saturday. and the Chairman (Mr Tl. Maid)

was r.Lle to give a very good account of the stewardship of the directors. The A rah urn factory is essentially a h»:al concern, and all thioiigh the veins of its establishment it had made a very creditable iv:or.l. As tin* Chairman stated it has I rought prosperity to the district. r I he settlers are all well established and enjoy the fruits of their labor by paiticipsiting in their own concern. The ipstrict is a lompnct oho of small holdings, and is an example of what caliche done under closer settlement. There are many other'vallovs in the district not any larger than Arahura. which might La nourishing dairying districts, were the hurl in small parcels, and as vigorously cultivated. The Company has served the district no less well than it has served the suppliers. It has lieen a useful adjunct to the district and the bulk cf its output has found a ready sale ■within a short radius of tho factory. The Company has been well managed all through, and has been frotnnntc in its iijioiee of ljianagers. while the fact tjuti-

there Ims been little or no change in the directorate over a period of twenty years, suggests that tliere is a happy family engaged in watching closely the interests of the concern. Tin: All Blacks at Home have more than broken the ice on their English tour. Five games have keen [ laved now and all won. The critits despite the successive victories, have not keen very optimistic about the piospects of the tour, hut the victory in South Wales at Swansea on Saturday in Mich a decisive manner, should iai.se a re-

vision of opinion in many <|iiartors as to the quality of the team. O.er and over again the team of to-day is being emu| need with that of III;.". uhirh had so notable a tour. But it is not a fair comparison. Football itself has altered greatly in twenty yens. As well compare local football to-day with that of a couple of' decades ago, and the c miparisun will lead hut to a blind end. Tin' team at Home now is doing Well most ccrtaiolv. E.’cn when not .satisfying the clitics, the opposing teams could not score against New Zealand. On Saturday the first score was recorded in a game which was considered to lie something of a semi-test. But the All Blacks won handsomely, and will he entitled now to the full measure of kudos their pronoun c.I victory assures to them. The team began slowly—which was not unwise. It is to lie hoped they will not he carried away liy their success and let up their training to any degree. The team is a capable one. and is doing its home collntrv every credit.