NEW CHEESE FACTORY AT TE AWAMUTU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 113, 26 November 1915, Page 2

NEW CHEESE FACTORY AT TE AWAMUTU.

The Opening Ceremony.

The formal opening of the Waikato Co-operative Cheese Company's new factory st Hairini took place on Wednesday, when a large number of residents were present, as well as numerous visitors, including Mr J. A. Young, M.P., Kev. Joseph Clark, Hamilton, Messrs W. B. Greville, "New Zealand Dairyman," Wellington, and E. Wsgstatf, chairman Waihou Valley Dairy Co., Ltd. Several of the Company's diretors from the Aka Aka and East Tamakki branches were a Is? present. Mr George Uall presided, and on behalf ot the local directors and suppliers extended a cordial welcome to all present. He paid a tribute to th 3 work done by Mr Goodfellow on launching the scheme, and said that the directors regarded the work ot the architect and builder as more than satisfactory. They considered they had a pood manager and staff and looked forward to a bright and prospetous future. On risinar, Mr Joseph CI irk, the well-kiown Holstein breeder, was greeted with apiilius?. He heartily congratulated the suppliers on their up-to-Jate and businesslike. factory and equipment, and he predicted that there were great things in store for the Company in the future. He was tirmly of the opinion that the prices of dairy produce for the next ten years would be go-d, but he would ask them tJ remember that great development was taking piece is Siberia, and after the war was over and conditions were again normal, the butter and cheese output of that huge country would be a serious factor.

Continuing, Mr Clark emphasi-:e:l the inuurtance of improving the bulterfat yield per cow. Whereas at present the average ii New Zealand was about 1701ba of butterfat per caw per annum, in Denmark the yield was 261 lbs. If in New Zealand, utder better conditions, they could bring the yield up to 3001b9, it would make a difference yearly of £4,500,000. Mr Goodfllow. who was greeted with applause, referred to the fact that the Hairini factory, while a co-operative cheese factory run under the control of the local directors and financed locally, was a branch of th 3 Waika'o Cooperative, Cheese Co, Ltd. Other factories were in course of erection at Aka Aka and East Tamaki, and it was expected that fram time to time additional factories would be erected in suitable districts. By linking up the local factories under the control of a central directorate, considerable saving would be made in office expensea, management and purchase of store?, and at the same time the cheese woul 1 be marketed to best possible advantage. Mr J. A Young, M.F., performed the opening ceremony, and reminded his audience that their labour and produce was in cmpetition not among themselves, but against the countres of the world? The prices realised in the world's market outside New Zealand determined what they earned through cheeae and butter factories. With the development, he said, of the cooperative ideal in production and distribution they would make a forward step towards reducing the cost of living to the mutual benefit of the producer and the consumer. Mr Young concluded by complimenting Mr Goodt'ellow on his able management of thy Company's affairs, and offered his congratulations to the shareholders on having such a painstaking and energetic General Manager, who had deservedly earned his reputation for probity and commercial ability. Amidst enthusiastic applause Mr Young formally declared the factory open.

THE FACTORY. All argeed that the factory and equipment were right up-to-date in every particular, tbe architects. Messrs Daniel and Cray, of Hamilton, being specialists in this class of work.

The supply will be sufficient to till three 8&0 gallon vats, provision being made for another vat when required.