NGAIRE DAIRY CO.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 14, 17 September 1913, Page 3

NGAIRE DAIRY CO.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Ngacre Dairy Co, was hold at the factory yesterday afternoon, Mr Win. Morrison (chairman) presiding. AN.'U AL REPORT. Mr Coleman moved and Mr Taylor seconded time the annual report be adopted. Mr J. H. Thomas asked for information regarding the item “fuel and requisites,” which had jumped irom £10(34 to £1503, This rise seemed to need some explanation. The Chairman said that in the past year a good deal of coal hud to be used. A good deal of coal had no doubt been wasted. A draught had been fitted to the' furnace and it had carried a good deal of coal up the chimney. Mr Thomas said the’ output had in-

creased but not in proportion to the increase in expenses. The larger the output became the large the proportion of the cost to manufacture a pound of cheese seemed to become. He had always thought that the larger the factory was the less the cost of manufacture would be. The chairman drew attention to the fact that they were working under great disadvantage in their old building.- Ho thought the increased cost of coal would almost make up the difference in the item. The motion for adoption, was carried, unanimously. ( : i AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTOR.

Mr A. Gray, Director of Technical Education, attended and addressed the meeting on the proposal to engage an agricultural instructor, his salary being met by contributions from dairy factories at the rate of sixpence per ton on cheese output and a shilling per ton on butter. The amount raised would bo subsidised pound for pound by the Education Department. The success of the scheme depended largely on the man secured and the Education Board had decided, to get the best man available. The instructor would hold classes in various cen- - tres, and there would be no expanse to farmers beyond the contribution from the factories. Out of thirteen factories approached eleven had approved the- scheme. . < Mr Thomas': : < Will the instructor analyse soils pi : : > : • • Mr Gray t Yog.-That is one of the things we'iwill insist on. Farmers will - benefit by* coming-in contact.with the ; instructor-, .'who. 'will have nothing to ido but travel-Sround' to classes. He . Wifi have! nO' office duties. . '< Mr Thomas'! Have you his efedenI tials? i **i M- u ■<"■> , <■’ ‘ ; < 31 Mr Gray' said the’ position had not been* advertised." i There twern a (;.inrtnber ’of rHawkesbury--College-men m'New Zealdnd who were 'doing ekqel-

lent work at salaries about the same as the. Taranaki instructor would bo "offeiiedf - -'A : t-Mlie«MuV-of"cadi '-year there were usually three or four men from Hawkeshury College available

Ifov j engagement. He thought they kv&uld gefc ! # Hilwkeshuvy man.- ; they would get a better mail. 1 , . [. <A SluVreb'ol'der: Hew big'U district !'\Hll the 'iilfiti<Uctor i coVer? ' 1 ? hi

in Mr GPay: He will have to cover the Taranaki .educatiou district, atnd will hot ! go put side it.

Thd secretary stated in reply to, a question that the factory’s contribution would lie about £ls, and Mr Gray said the contribution usually worked out at less than twopence per week to each supplier. A motion to support the scheme was moved by Mr Tarrant. Ho stated that he wanted his soil analysed. Ho thought the Government would do this, but they replied asking him to send ten pounds, of his soil to Wellington. Ho did not feel disposed to send this at his own expense.

A Voice: Perhaps they wanted the whole of your farm! Mr Richter seconded the , motion, which was carried. THE BOX FACTORY.

On the matter of election of directors coming up, Mr Tarrant introduced the Box Factory question. He asked if the factory was fun for the benefit of shareholders or merely to provide good salaries for employees. When ho was recently tip the Main Trunk ho had been told that the bush recently acquired would bo hard to work. It was stated,that there was timber for fifty years, but before that time was up perhaps butter boxes would he being made from something cheaper than timber. The chairman said he did not think any of the directors had visited the new bush, so Mr Tarrant could not ho

given any information. The old hush

was about worked out. *lf shareholders desired full information on the matter, however, they would need to have Mr Marx on the spot.

Mr T 'arrant said the chairman of directors of the Box Factory got £SOO per annum and expenses, and he queried how high these expenses might run.

The Chairman said the chairman of the Box Factory had told him that during the past year he had spent' most of his time on the factory’s affairs.

Mr .T. H, Thomas asked if boxes could not ho got cheaper from private sources. The Chairman said that the timber could not lie got in the district. It would have to he procured from the Main Trunk. A shareholder said the Box Factory kept the private companies in hounds. Mr J. H. Thomas moved that the Box Factory ho written to asking for information as to its operations, hut the motion lapsed for lack of a weeon dor, ELECTION" OF DIRECTORS. A ballot to fill three seats on the directorate resulted as follows:—Morrison 1 Id. Styles I OS, J. Phillips 94, Coleman 70. The chairman said lie was glad to

seo a new man on the directorate, but would have preferred to drop out himself instead of Mr Coleman to make room for tho newcomer.

On the motion of Mr Jones, seconded by Mr Tarrant, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Coleman for his long services to the company.

Mr Coleman said he was one of the oldest directors, and thought it was time ho retired. A good man was replacing him. He would have liked to have seen the new building through. Mr Phillips returned thanks for his election.

Tho usual honorarium was voted to tho chairman and directors.

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

The Stratford A. and P. Association wrote asking for « donation to the prize fund. On the motion of Mr Jones, seconded by Mr Walker, it was decided to donate five guineas, to be devoted to a class for pen of rive grade dairy heifers which must have been bred by tho exhibitor, and have been born prior to July Ist, 1912. AUDITOR.

Mr John Thomas was re-elected auditor.