PROVINCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 14 March 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

WAKE A. A meeting of shareholders and suppliers of the W'arca. Co-opevaLive Dairv Company, Ltd., was held on Monday to consider the matter of put tin" in a cheese plant or keep to the buftcr A good number of suppliers were present. Mr James liurge-s, «| MI ~l v. sided, reported thai lie had interviewed the secretaries >ui,! suppliers of the Ngaire and other cheese factories, and found out there was not a li'g difference between cheese anil butter. A

supplier asked if he could leave ihe Waiea factory and go to Pungarehu, if the latter were paying out more for cheese than W'arca was for Imltcr, In reply, it was shown thai the Articles did not, allow a supplier to leave and supply another factory. Tiie e-.-,| of a plant alone, would lie for the factory and creamery about £4(100. Tlie'i there would be extra charges for cartage to New Plymouth, more for fue . and about six hands would be required, whereas two now do the work. MiHenry Corbett proposed that the company keep to butter for this season and let cheese go for a while. Mr Magon seconded, and the. motion was carried unanimously.

It was decided to br'ng up'the matter of Warca forming a roml board at the next Farmers' Union-meeting. On Monday night a bush lire raged between 'i'ataraimaka and here. No damage is reported. A meeting of the Athletic Club was l'old 011 Monday night. A good number of nominations Mere received. The native band has been engaged in snpply the music. Mr C. W. llevellV tender for the supply of blocks was accepted, and Mr Magon's tender for r'.nin dummies was also accepted. Messrs VV. and A. Julian and W. IS. Clarke were appointed to pass blocks. II! Was resolvcfd lt'o cprarge bookniaketfl and people with games 10. lid. Messrs. T. E. Larking and W. Mcl.achlan were ! appointed to image about a 0 ■ ! keeper. A working hee will be at work 011 Saturday, Mo-iday and Tuesday arranging refreshment boolhs, ' Merits,.'ai<d marking oil' tlid (ground' and raking up the hay alter il has been cut. X'rovisions will be ordered for the working bees. Ollicials were appointed for running and chopping. Mr TT. Pierson, junr., was appointetl clerk of course.