MOA DAIRY COMPANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 16 March 1911, Page 10

MOA DAIRY COMPANY

DIIIIX'TORS'MEETING. Tlio niDiillily meeting of the Moa Jiiiry (.'(iiii|>aii.i-'.- dine tors was held on' Tuesday, when there was a full attendance. The draft of the agreement between the Moa and Waitui dairy companies was approved of. The secretary was instructed to reply to Air. F. .1. ll'eatley (organiser for the Technical School) that the matter of farmers' lectures would receive consideration, and that copies of the circular would he posted up at all creameries. The farmers who would he willing to attend are to notify the creamery managers to that effect. I Messrs. Thomson, Glassford, and MetI calf, representing the Lincoln road disI trict, waited on the directors, asking I sriat a creamery he erected at Lincoln | rpad for next season. So far, 338 cows had been promised, of which 219 were I over and above this year's supply. It I was decided that, on receipt of an agreement for 230 new cows, an extraordinary general meeting would be called to consider the matter, on which the directors would report favorably. Messrs. Jones, Barford, McMahon, and the manager were appointed a commitI tee to visit Lincoln road on Monday, j March 20, to ascertain the best position for a creamery, if decided on, and also j to attend a meeting of settlers in the evening. | Notice is to be sent to those suppliers I who have failed to take up the extra I shares necessitated by their last season's I supply, that, if the shares are not taken i up before the next directors' meeting, the shares will be allotted to them. | It was decided to instal automatic skim-milk weighers at the factory and at Kaimata creamery for next season. Mr. Curtis, on behalf of the Bristol road suppliers, waited on the Board to make enquiries re the progress of the Bristol road creamery. A sub-commti-tee, consisting of Messrs. Mackie, Jones, and the manager, was appointed to deal with the matter, with full power to act. Accounts amounting to £4007 12s, of which £3753 17s 7d was for butter-fat, were passed for payment. Last year's payment for butter-fat for the corresponding period was £3384 10s. During the meeting Mr. Buckley (secretary) stated that he had heard outside from several sources that one of the! directors had spread some reports reflecting on his honesty. Mr. McMahon, the director in question, denied that he had made any charge reflecting in any I way on Mr. Buckley's honesty. Mr. James (manager) also stated that Mr. McMahon had taken exception to the method of selling the butter for cash, now employed by him (the manager). Much discussion arose, and finally Mr. Mackie moved that the manager's system of keeping his butter sales ac counts was quite satisfactory to the directors. Mr. Jones seconded. Mr. McMahon, claiming that the old way of recording the sales was more' satisfactory, moved an amendment that, in future, the cash sales for butter be entered in a column for that purpose in the butter sheets.

The amendment lapsed for want of a seconder, and the motion, on being put, was carried, the mover of the amendment being the only dissenter.—Own correspondent.