OAKURA DAIRY COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 255, 21 October 1908, Page 4

OAKURA DAIRY COMPANY.

The following is the annual report of tlhe Oakum Dairy Co. to be laid before the annual meeting of shareholders, to be held in the Oakura Hall on Monday, -November 2: —'\\our directors tiro pleased to present you with the baw-aet!-sheet for the tenth year of the company's operations . The total amount of milk received was 5,.3UU.7071b5, containing 208,3'4511>s of butter-fat, from whidi were manufactured 22(i,U341bs ot butter (10U tons IScwt ISlbs); the over-run being 8.4!) per t-'iil. the average, test was 3.78, and the quantity of milk required to make lib of butter was 24.371b5. The sum of WIU4 10s 7d had been distributed amongst the -shareholders, being ail average price of 1).77d per lb of butter-fat; 1318 13., 10:1 has been written off for depreciation , and a balancu of £2 I7s (id has W, a brought forward. The projects it.r next season arc exceptionally brigUt. Tlhe directors have again sold the output (Scfptemlber—April), the price received being the highest in the history of the company. You will be requireUi to elect a director in the place of Mr. 'G. A. Adlam, who retires in rotation' and is cligibe for re-election. It will be necessary to elect an auditor. Sir. C. T. Jiillsagain oilers )va services.-' The following statistics are attached to the report:—Ximibcr of suppliers, 51; quantity of milk received—wakura .factory I.7]B,B!Wlhs, Tiinaru creamery 2,U01,2241b5, Pi tone creamery 1.720,587 His, total 5,->()!>77o7lus: average of butter fat, 3.78 per cent; quantity of butter fat received, 208,3451b5; quantity of butler made. 22(i,03411i5; quantil'l of butter made per lb of butter fat, 1.08 per wnt; average price received per Mi of batter-fat, 10..v7t1; cost of manufacturing lib of butter (including depreciation anil all working expenses), ■l.Silj average price per lb of butter fat paid, to suppliers, !>.77d.