WAITANGURU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 613, 22 October 1913, Page 6

WAITANGURU.

<» Own Correspondent. All engineering work at Ins local factory is now completed, and is in thorough v-rorking order. The manager, Mr C. Thrush, has been placed in full control and has expressed bia satisfaction o£ the manner in which the machinery is working- Cream has been supplisd since the le* inst., on two days a week--Mcndsya and Thursdays—and will ccntinuo u-:, at least for the present raonU?. Owing to the eunouragiiig supply of cream up to the present, ic is anticipated that the quantity next month will warrant a th r oi»-i5 ay- i> w eik suppiy. The quantity t;f bailer v:a i«xactared for the three cream supply days up to the present baa bsei) re?r<s-eiKely. 7. 11, and S, and the quantity lying in the vat at present, wil; p: -'.:. Mv yield 10 boxes of butter. The cream is being delivered in good *o,!ditiun r.nd very little is being bulked, for all settlers in reasonable proximity to the factory are making their own individual trips. The only supply which is being bulked is that whioh cornea from the districts of Mairoa :ir.d Mangaotaki, distances of runs and four miles respectively. The fact that vary little cream is being bulked; and that which is, is only being conveyed such a short distance, should add to a very large and valuabla extent, to the grade of butter made. The tests are very good, and easily the majority of settlers have tested well above the minimum teßt allowed. Quite a number of suppliers have not yet started to supply, and everything point", towards success. The roads which, as a consequence of ths fine weather, are in splendid condition, and form an important factor to the welfare of the concern. The settlers are evincing much enthusiasm and interest, and it can be safely said that the dairying industry has now a firm grip of this district and will, undoubtedly expand very rapidly year tii 1