DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 305, 21 June 1912, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS

I INGLEWOOD. (From Our Own Correspondent). The usual monthly meeting of the Moa Dairy Co. was held on Monday last. Present: Messrs Jones (chairman), Brittain, Egar, McMahon, Staohurski and Williams: Mr. Morton, of the National Dairy Association, waited on the Board with reference to a trial shipment of Bernard's manure. A three-ton trial order was decided on, to be supplied to ■ applicants in not more than half-ton lots. [ Mr. Jones reported attending, in comj pany with Mr. McMahon, the meeting of the representatives of dairy companies, held at Stratford, re the proposed establishment by the Government of a model » dairy farm. Mr. Jones also reported 1 [ visiting, in company with Mr. Williams, ' the Ratapiko creamery, for the purpose . of examining the skim-milk stand. The I manager was instructed to shift the ■ stable and to erect a new skim-milk standi, and also to paint the creamery. ■ It was decided that the sum of £597 16s i Id be written off the company's land, • improvements, buildings, plant and , horses. It was resolved that liy 3 d be ■ paid out for May butter-fat. It was decided that £296 15s be transferred from the credit of purchased shares account to the reserve account, and that a bonus of %d per lb be paid for butterfat supplied from August 1, 1911, to May 31, 1912. It was dtecided that Mr. Barford be appointed to represent the company at the annual meeting of the National Dairy Association, to be held! at Palmerston North on June 25. The chairman reported that, in company with Mr. Williams, he had visited Wanganui to enquire into the casein industry. The report was favorable. It was decided to hold a directors' meeting on the 29th inst. to arrange a meeting of shareholders to consider this matter. Accounts amounting to £4247 10s lid were passed for payment, the payments for milk supplied! being £1458 18s lid (30,4451bs butter-fat), as against £I3OO 16s (31,218 lbs butter-fat) for the corresponding month last year. The payment for bonuses amounted to £2529 Os lOd. A few enthusiastic rifle shots are doing their best to form a riflo cliub in Inglewood. It is to be hoped that they will succeed, as a live rifle club means a good range, and that is badly needed, it now being a matter of years since a shot was fired oyer the old range. If anyone who is interested in this matter will get into touch with Mr. T. King, secretary of the Taranaki Rifle Association, it will help matters along considerably. The gymnasium classes are being well attended. The honorary instructors, Messrs Kennedy and Sutherland, are very enthusiastic in the work, and parents would do well to avail themselves of the opportunity of their children—both j boys and girls—being put through a course of physical training.