THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 130, 5 June 1902, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

\NNUAL, MBKTIvo AT BTR4TITORD. P*H PBESS ASSOCIATION. , Stratford, Jure 4. The fourth a niul g of t':e New Zaa'and Dairy Fajt.ry an ! Butter and Olio Me Makers' Aesociatio i was h-ld h)xiyes'eid y. . 'he balauce-sl 64*. tshowet a credit af £22. >lr West (Ngaire f;utoy) wasel>o'ol pre* dsn', with the following vie - presidents : —'Messrs Young (r.i'irng c i i man), Gwi lim (E tbim) and MoD mid (lnijlewiod). Mr Wtight was elected secre'ary and thi mb-orip'ioß was reduced to sg. Mess s Curie a'd YuUDg w«_re appointed del- gat's to the Otago Co >- t'6l'rllKO.

A proposd was made to form the Association into an Industrial Union, 80 to have the benefit of the Arbitration Court, but it diJ not meet with much support, and a was carried to regis er as an As ioci*tion and no a 4 a Union.

A proposi ion was made that a'l factory companies adverti-i for managers must s at. salaries or n<> member must apply, but the utotim was neg&tived.

Considerable discussion took place af to detection and rejection of bad <uiik. 1 he uso of tha Wiscomincurd test wis discussed, and u r< s 'luciou of appt val was passed.

In discussing grading, there wis a«n r.l approval of the system, l>it a f w ra thods were criicised, A m >"ion was carried thit the 0 A'nnm 'i.t should provide free analysis of bu ter, cheese, and milk, to a>aiat 1 he proiuction of a firat-cliss mtie'e.

Tno regre'tfd the &b----seuce of Air Kinsellaaad his stiff.

An interesting adJtvs, ou the subject of tesMng was given by Air Greville, in which h* pointed out thi l»se< ij laraniki faa'ories oi*r uding tie result of the Hibcuckttst. He advo.a'ed thitf efury manage n should bj given a free aiulysiu of their butt-r ui:ce a week by the Government. The secret ry was requested to wr.tr and ask for a free analysis o f butter acd clieete. Votes if th*i ks tvi initialed the mteting.