Meeting of Settlers at Waihou. A MILK FACTORY TO BE ESTABLISHED.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 422, 23 November 1889, Page 2

Meeting of Settlers at Waihou. A MILK FACTORY TO BE ESTABLISHED.

An important meeting o£ settlers was held in Waihou Public Hull on last Wednesday evening, to consider the advisability of establishing a 'creamery* at Waihou. The following were amongst those present : — Messrs R. Parr (chiirman), T. Tnylor, Jas. Jackson, O. McCahe, P. O'Grady, D, McCarthy, B. VcCabe, C. Thaxter, N. Mikkelson, C. Collins, A. Gabolinsey, M. O'Donoghue, Jag. Parr, C. Cribb, E. Voyse}', IT. Ross, Jas, Collins, J, McSweeney, J. Tattersall. The Chairman openod tl.e meeting by

rending the advertisement in the Te AitOttA. AKD OniNKMDRi News oonvening same, and sud he understood Messrs Jackson and Collins had staied there was gocd reason to believe Messrs Reynolds and Co, were prepared to run a creamery in tho district, if such were established. Mr Jackson said Mr O'Donoghue had written to Messrs Reynolus and Go. on thy subject, and he would now ask him to read the letter he had received in reply. Mr O'Donoghue then read the following letter ;-* Fort street, Auckland, X4th October, 188$. Mr M. O'Donoghue, Waihou, Piako. Dear Sir, — Eeplying to your letter of the 6th instant — we have to inform you tfcat if you are prepared to do as the Whatawhata people haye^ done, tiz., erected tho creameirjf complete, we are prepared to rent and run it for you ; but we are not at the preseettt ume desirous of increasing the number of our own factories, and further the plan adopted at Whatawl>ata hastso many things to recommend it both from settlers and our own point of view, that, it is doubtful ii we shall work upo n any other than kindred terms in tho future. Thanking you for your lettor, and recommending you to look frito this matter-* we are dear sir, yours faithfully, Reynolds & C 0.,, List. y&r Ghaa. D. Farley. It was stated the contract price for theWhatawhata cr,eaiuery building (labourand materials), was about £60 ; and the-su-ppl'y of milk at the start was about 250 gallons per day. The machinery o£ theWhatawhata creamery included twesepar 'rators, driven by a four horse-power-steam engine* r Mr Jackson said one ol the piincipal reasons for convening tho meeting was in, order to ascertain from daivymen and other residents in the district, their views, ivith respect to the advisability of having a creamery established in the district ; nn<i if they were in favour of tli<e proposal, to ascert 'in what number of cows or quantityot'milk they were prepared to supply to, 6uch factory. For his own part lie was of opinion, judging by the reports he had; heard generally with reßpect to 'creameries' established elsewhere, that it would be the means of thesettlois getting more money,, for thoirmllk than they ever were likelyto do by making butter themselves and selling it to the Htorekcepers. By sendingtheir milk to a factory they woujc-l be spared a great deal of fciin.e and labourand receive their money every month. Mr Jas. Collins said he had seen howcreameries had worked elsewhure, and he had no hesitation, in saying if the settlers could succeed in getting one established,, it would prove to them tUe best thing that ever came into the place. By means of it a man having even eight or t«n tows wouM, receive, in the poa'-on, £B>or £1U it months He understood 2h\ a gallon was the price, paid by Messrs KoyHokls and Co. Mr MeC.irthy and other-* «Iko ppoke in, praise of cieamertefl, ami R,iiil thoy were a. great benefit to the settleis wherever es-tulilishi-d. Aftey Koine furlhrr (liscu-Hion it was ! proposed by Mr Jackson, oji<l seconded byMi 0. Mcdibe : Th»t this ineeting? i- of: opinion that stepa.should b^- at' once t*ki>n» to have a cy«»rneiy erected at WTwihOifj. i Carried unanimously. j. The Clwuriinin wiid the next qiiiestion* I wiir, \\'}*J quantity of milk would th'oso present iyidei;tal«;e V> supply ? This should i be ascertained at onco, and then o,(Jomappoititc'l to t.-iko tho in itter in h.md w'hfeh inspect to ways-ftiul tnenjis, and. fo oinvass febc dihtiSut for further eupplie.sk o,f milk. The following persons undertook to t keep fclw nu-uiber o| co.ws.sJi.own, for ntippl)'inir milk to the creamery : J. Juckboh^ K. Panv Q. McCabe, etch 20; &L O'Donoghue, l'&; V\ O'G-rady, J. Mo. Sweeney, J.Fi&nei by (per M.O'Donoghue), e.u-h 12 y Jas. Collins, J.is.. Xivttersall, D,_ McCarthy, oach 10. Tt was nlso stated' Mr f i\ Stanley would provide 15,; total, 156. The Chiuroun said ho kn«w Uicre w.ere numbers of others, in the district, not present at that meeting, who \v<mJd sendi milk to the- creamery, and he h.id no hosit.i<ion in saying, if established, there would; be a supply of fully SOOgultom of milk; per day to start with. Mr Jackson concurred in those remarks,, and pointed out how ceatrally situated; Waihou was for a site, The following weve elected a Comijiit--tee to take the matter in hand, and makoull necessary further enquiries a< to co-t^ ways and means, site, etc.:- Mes«r.s R. Parr,, J. Jackson, Jas. Collins, M. O'Donoghue, C B. Edwaids, P. O'Grady, 0. McCabe. Subsequently Mp Jas. Collins was ap«*. pointed Secretary pro. tern. On the motion of the Chairman :• Tt wa? resolved that tho meeting stand adjourned till Wednesday, Dec. 4tb, at 8 p.m., wheu, the Committee will report progress,