TARATA DAIRY COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1915, Page 3

TARATA DAIRY COMPANY.

ANNUAL MEETING. The eighteenth annual meeting of the Tarata Dairy Company was held aj, the Tarata Public Hall on Saturday afternoon, when .Mr. R. J. Morey, chairman of directors, presided over a fair attendance of shareholders.REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET.' In moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, which has already been published, tie chairman stated that they had had a very good season, the best on recoTd, and he hoped they Would do as well next season. ■ He submitted figures as follows showing the pay out since the factory started: 1898, 7.263 d; 1899, 7.0 d; 1900, 7.Sd; 1001, 8.75 d; 1002, 8.87 d; 1903,' 7.77 d; 1904, 7.7»d; 1905, 8.4 d; lflOfi, 9d; 1007,' 9.4 d; 1908, 9d for eight months and 9%d for four months; 1909, lOd; 191-0, 9d;~ 1911', 10.57 d; 1912, no figures given- as money was held back to' satisfy a probable claim; 1913, 10.71 d; 1914, l'O.'Jld, ahd 1915, 12.71 d. Everything had been satisfactory at the factory. Regarding tile £24 10s voted to the Empire Defence Fund, he pointed out that it was for the shareholders to say to which fund it should go as there were so many funds'at present. They 'had disposed season's butter as last year, on Open consignment, through Bray Bros. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. iPaterson, ipd carried without discussion. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. The following directors were elected unopposed:—Messrs. R. J. Morey, H. Lambert, E. J. Askew, 0. H. Burr, J. Patterson (re-elected), and A. Taylor. H. George and Messrs. A. Marshall,. E. G. Mackie, Topping, R. Patterson Senr,, Simmons and M. J. Harligan were nominated, but declined to stand, Mr. M. Hopson was re-elected auditor at a fee of £2 2s. GENERAL. It was decided to pay £l2 5s to the Belg'ian Relief Fund, and £l2 5s to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. CHAIRMAN. At a subsequent meeting directors. Mr. R. J. Morey was re-elected chairman