MAUKU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 187, 30 June 1916, Page 1

MAUKU.

ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH

At the annual meeting of St. Bride's Church held recently the following members were elected to the vestry for the ensuing year, viz , Messrs S. E. Pilgrim and E. Rowe (churchwardens), S. Rowe, T. Bailey, A. E. Wright, J. F. Davis, H. Hay, F. A. Cutheld, W. F. Davis and Forbes ; secretary, Mr W. F. Davis ; treasurer, Mr A. E, Wright; auditor, Mr H. E. R. L. Wily. The Vicar, Rev. Fussell, gave an interesting resume on the year's work and a vote of thanks was accorded the treasurer and auditor and all church workers for their services during the past year. A " working bee " was proposad and this has since been carried into effect when over 20 attended. The paths and grounds were given a general tidy up by the men folk, whilst the ladies worked industriously at the interior of the church and the combined result has greatly added to the appearance of the church and churchyard. Mr W. F. Davis, who has acted as organist for some considerable time and has been a zealous church worker, left for Trentham with the Eighteenth draft from Auokland on Tuesday. His wilhng services and regular attendance as organist and a general helper wi'l be sadly missed. MEEUNG OF DAIRY SUPPLIERS.

The Managing Director of the Waikato .Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, Mr William Goodfellow, addressed a meeting of suppliers and others in Mr W. Guthrie's ttoreroom on Tuesday afternoon. Mr E. Gillon was voted to the cha ;, \

In the course of an interesting address Mr Goodfellow gave statements and facts proving the advance of the Home Separation system and stated that the system had been the means of saving the farmers in the Auckland Province over £IOO,OOO per year. He predicted that in another three years there would not be a creamery in the province so great were the stiides of Home Separation. Speaking of the growth of the company Mr Goodfellow showed the increase since the company started some six years ago to be koui 100 to over 1600 tons of butter per year, the value increasing from £15,000 to close on a quarter of a million sterling. They wcro now installing what would probably be the largest churn iu New Zealand at the Frunkton factory, its capacity would

lie 1.1 tons per churning. It had been decided to build a butter factory at Tuakau and he expected it to be in full swing within the next twelvemonths. The factory would have a capacity of 1000 tons and would prove, he considered, a valuable addition to their business and would open up a lot of new territory to the company. Mr Goodfellow considered the prospects for the future were likely to be good for at any rate several years to come. The high prices obtaining were no doubt greatly attributable to the war as veiy little butter had been reaching the London market from Siberia, Holland or Sweden and only half of what hitherto had come from Denmark, the other half no doubt going to Germany. The severe drought in Australia had also greatly reduced their output. However, when the war was over they had again to expect competition from those sources but still there was no doubt that reciprocal tariffs would be introduced and he had good authority for stating that Great Britain woi'ld afford an excellent market for all the high grade butter they could produce. It was also probable that the New Zealand Government would commandeer all our butter and cheese and no doubt was entertained but that the price would be satisfactory. Regarding their share system the speaker stated that it was the only one of its kind he had ever heard of. They paid the same cash payments to shareholders or non-shareholders but those agreeing to take up shares were allowed ]d per lb extra which went to pay their shares. In the event of the shareholder selling out or leaving the dairying business the Company bought back the shares at face value and the shares were reissued. Suppliers were entitled to take one £1 share for every I'OOlb of butter fat supplied. In conclusion Mr GoodfeHow thanked all the suppliers for their support in the past. Messrs E. Gillon and M. Crispe were appointed to arrange the carting contract for the ensuing season.

Complimentary references were made to the past season's carter, Mr W. Dazeley, all agreeing that he had performed his work in a most careful and thorough manner. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr Goodfellow for his address and to the chairman brought the meeting to a close.