TIKORANGI DAIRY CO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 70, 12 August 1914, Page 3

TIKORANGI DAIRY CO.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of thj Tikorangi . Dairy Company was held at the Tikorangi Hall yesterday, when Mr D. Alexander (chairman of directors) presided over an attendance of about 30 suppliers. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, which has already rbeen published, the Chairman stated itha,t last season the directors' had found it difficult to make a satisfactory sale, and were only able to sell 100 tons. Unfortunately, the amount received for 'the butter consigned fell short of that sold. This, he thought, was due to'the ' strike. For over a munth none of their butter went on the English market. The buyers, accordingly, had to get other brands to fill their order, and when the strike was over many of these buyers did not come back. Then, moreover, three or four consignments were dumped on the market at once. During ■ the season /they had thoroughly overhauled' 1 the factory and installed an efficient hot and cold , water. supply. For some reason, the ■boiler was not giving satisfaction. They were going to try forced draught, and if by so doing they were able to run the separator and refrigerator together it would mean considerable saving in fuel. Shares had been adjusted, and the 7/» was now only one shareholder who was not a supplier. They had Adopted home separation, and it looked as if this was going to grow, as it enabled the factory to reach suppliers on bad roads. Retelling to the war, he said that the present position was very serioiH. It would not be possible to make any sales at present as agents would be unaVo to estanlish letters of credit. Thev ■would have to ship as best they could. Suppliers must be prepared to take a email advance, and his advice to litom ■ was to raue the best of it—n fact to m»ke the most of wlut t'.i.iv haw "at present. The directors, he said, would lo.Ji: no opportunity of doing their best for the suppliers. Mr Coniey seconded the -looption of the report. The Chairman stated thnt he had omitted to mention the important question of feeding on turnips and rape. The directors saw the necessity of allowing artificial feeds, and permitted feeding on rape under certain conditions. These were that the cows could be put on the rape once a day, just after milking in the morning. The majority had, he said, stuck to those conditions, but some had abused them by keeping the cattle on rap.' day and night. He warned thera that the company would make it unprofitable to those who abused the conditions, so they must not complain when Ihe shoe pinched. The report and balance-sheet were I adopted, after very little discussion.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Messrs D. Alexander and C. Foreman, the retiring directors, were elected unopposed. Mr W. E. Percival was reappoint,: auditor. The chairman was granted the nsur.l honorarium of £lO for Ilia services during the past season. At a subsequent meeting of directors \Mr Alexander was re-elected chairman.