THE WEST COAST REFRIGERATING COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 24 August 1907, Page 2

THE WEST COAST REFRIGERATING COMPANY.

ANNUAL MEWING." L ■ - - - - _ ' ' ■■■ ■""!$ The annual general meeting of the West Coast Refrigerating Company i office, Patea, on Friday, a targe and representative attendance being present. The chairman. Captain G. Johnston, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, congratulated the members on the continued increase of the company's' business, and mentioned the fact that another steamer would be ne- ,''i cessary to cope with this increase.' H« '{S said that the river erfirance had greatly ' { improved since the erection of the breakwater at the Heads, which had warranted the extension of the Kapitrw' and enabled her to .carry 6500 boxes on the same draft that she had originally •• carried 40Q0. Any new steamer would be built on similar lines, and would jivt the Company four s'.eiuueh avail- .» able for the carriage of dairy produCfcAsf; The company were spending Bomß w .-jS £3OOO to provide accommodation for";"# cheese storage; insulated chambers weie being built so that the cheese could be- >J stored under the best conditions whilst si in the company's works. Storage wai ; J being provided for 10,000 cases. A modern conveyor was being installed to handle the cheese as expeditiously as fS possible. i The following table of quantities was* read:— ' . "" Total number of boxes of butter re' ceived to June 30, 107,080. '• ; a Total number of cases of cheese re ceived to June 30, 51,583. Total number of cases of boxed meat received to June, 1854. Total number of sheep and lambs for export received to June 30, 520. ; Comparing the quantities handled season 1905-6 and 1906-7: - Butter received, 1905-6,114,493 boxes. -: Butter received JOOG-7, 107,688 boxes. . Decrease of 0804Toxes. ' ; Cheese reoeived 1906-7, 61,583 cases. Cheese received 1905-6, 10,924 cases. Increase of 34,650. Gross tonnage handled for season 1906-6, 7195.3 tons. Gross tonnage handled for season 1905-8, 5168.2 tons. . Gross Increase tonnage handled during current season is 1937.1 tons. It was decided to divide the profits of the company pro rata on the quantity . of produce passed through the works by oach shareholder during the year, after paying 5 per cent, on the amounts paid up on the shares. A vote of thanks to the chairman,Captain Johnston, for his services during the past year was carried, and a bonus of £SO was voted to him. The retiring directors, Messrs G. John- • son and' T. L, Joll were re-elected unopposed.—Patea Press,