AKA AKA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 33, 30 April 1915, Page 3

AKA AKA.

CHEESE OR BUTTER. A couple ot meetings have been held this week as the result of the agitation to manufacture cheeee irstead of butter. The first gathering was held in the Aka Aka Hall on Monday, on the initiation of several local Bettlers, Mr W. Goodfellow, of Messrs Goodfellow, Ltd., Hamilton, attending and giving an address. Although no formal resolution was passed, the opinion ot the meeting was distinctly favourable to arrangements being made for the manufacture of cheese.

The following day (Tuesday another meeting of suppliers was held, Mr E. H Pacey, managing director of the New Zealand Dairy Association, being in attendance Mi C. W. Motion, a local director, presided. Mr Pacey dealt with the question of cheeee v. butter very fully, giving all particulars of his enquiries at various Taranaki and Wairarapa cheese factories he had visited during his recent trip south. He agreed that cheese factories wete having an exceptionally good return this year, which would probably continue while the war lasted, but the prospects for butter were also decidedly good. He referred to his previous .remarks on the Bame question, to the effect that Aka Aka district could have a cheese factory in conjunction with their present creamery, but the district would have to be responsible for the coßt of the same, the working affairs of which would be kept separate from the butter business. During the discussion one speaker strongly urged that whatever product was manufactured they should stick to the Dairy Association. The meeting lasted for about two hours and concluded without any resolution beirg adopted, the suppliers having previously decided to have it end in that manner.