CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 91, 21 March 1885, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD.) Sir, —lt is with, some reluctance that I have at length determined tn address you m reference to bur local Butter Ifac]tory, but from certain statements haviug appeared m print ot late I deem it niy dut} r as a milkcontributor, shareholder, and one who .took a deep interest m the formation of the from its commencement. It was formed tor the manufacturing of cheese, butter, and bacon, •whilo it was thoroughly understood that it was to cbmnaenice' with, cheese first. The capital being some £2,100, after the directory • was^ appointed it was suggested that sonieone yhould yidit and, inspect the WanganurFad- ' '"tory, which was done by two of the directors, the late cnairaiiin and Mr Monrad, who reported that it woulij take most bur' capiiajto, build and Jit the factory up; it was 'then resolved to consider the matter well bejfoire.takmg a^»y action (which was done). ,At the; next meeting a, sketch of building and esoi mated $qs,t of such building an A plant . .sq ; ; fplly ; meet pur ■present requirements was submitted. Total c^fst being under £500, which was not Nyprth considering by a certain' section of divectory. The liext stej>, ?8 by the late chairman <ft>mitig ; < armejd ( wil;h autliorUy, that butter woultl' pay wei| } and -that i w^ had 'ample funds to start a . Butter* > it- could lie -done■insa\i&--'ibird the cost of chw^e. i Now, the' ; late-chairman .says Mr Mowlem and myself were the most anxious i".»r b«itter r ancl yet ijt-w^ui found necessary, to pass .t veSAfution to this effecty viz.' : -_j.That irii^iture^ the? minority jjive why for the majority '■)> which is an evidence, thafeocofasid.fivable ( lad laeen. sl^pwn. , gaye f way because we were. forced to. (A word ad a milk'coutributor^. U ..tl^nk we at Kareve are very thick-skinned lo put up soqiiietly as we have done.inthis mi'ljtet: j are 1 chargetl #ith siipplyiijig pobri ( ' very poor niilk, m -fact,not taking it m thec'ow 'giyps it,: andjtet'it was stated by-.thechainoaH;. .'■(Mr'-C. Waftefr) :»t the last meeting^ that a,littlfl. over ; 281bs~ of milk. had niade a po^.d of 'buttViy and besuleai 'tsia..wjs bjvve an.o^er mpde by'ihe. manager to buy t*Sie concern j : wlV^t can ; shaveholden- 1 think of thjx. It wonldi bje belter^6i ; mem to cbnsider well 1 dping befbc ■& luting the ; Factory isiip. from,, them, .a^-iijjj lut^re. prospect would go with it as. far anr Hhey 'ar^^oncernedv "White; if jeheesd is p^Anii,fac]tuvetl ■[,}&. without "doubc; tyould pay, and good dividends would, be declared' at no, distant! date. .^ ; In a "leader of yours of a late date you ye- v ferred to seciejt; Vinfluierices .^eing at workr.^tp ruin,., the concern, I, (ear there has been somethiug of the sort, -and as: a .shareholder .Jjdeein it ray duty to give other shareholders the . watchword, be|carefnl how you act m •voting foi^^the. wiuding-ui^ of the Company! One moi^r* the elpsintf of the Factojy. It has been, stated by "the late (Aaiih^n andHne/' pi«Bs> ; ; tltat the ooutributora tefnaed.tQ take any more 1 milk chiefly bn-account tbu^'thj n toflk waji llo.be'jpaid^fo^b^ ; Ibills, which only yevy' imperfectly represents the i<»ae. At the annual ; hieeting of shareholders it; t was iwi; : polvcd to-piiy for the milk 'in-future i |byl»il*j«j biitHlie; ; nj6nth's : «»ijS owing 1.-fojr^ai' We time-should .fijijre Ge'ettpaiil, I [for m cash,:,in accordance with^t-he I iCompanj's rUlef"; which was nofc; j JHencerthe dpmplaint of the'aupplieraj' [but^ Sir, the 'p.rincip'al, reasbn for'cpnl-rplaintt-layin. tHil fact 'that, the Ctoni; ipitny ih ( futuve. v piry for the milk according to u fest, Which would 'have ' fbVVn", fair enough if it had been tested J jfairty, h^jt- the Company adiuit thai ithey.^aire, unable %& t'eift it.cjqr.rectivi ijNow^ I wirtnder \ what i !che late chair-. ! brtiah or ally othdV business man would i itlluhk of a* niei^jhant offering to sejl i nii»sgood«:to them jby weight or ■te^j',' ' t .and at the same titne admitting; that "his appliances were.-iocorrecl, but they ; "were. a? good or as near the.mark as i jth'ey coxtld' ge^ . Apolpgisihg "for I '"taking up so much of your valuable j japacei^l;arft, <&c, -•= ■■".. ■ . r ; . John Wingatb. o ■;"»-'*Kar^:V'^ r! *.:--:'-'' ili ' 1 '. '■•'--• "■ ; — ■'■' ■- •/ T: -■■' '■■■« -Vii . ,'J l ;: ;. • 1 : ij;: J ■>:. :.: ,! i. ■■<;■. • ; '■■■.■ -•;<,,.: „. „ , ,•