DAIRY FACTORY MEETINGS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1917, Page 6

DAIRY FACTORY MEETINGS.

NORMAL EY.

The annual report of the Nornianby Dairy Company shows the company had a most successful year. The season's output had been purchased by the Imperial Government at 9Jd. Two thousand five hundred and ten crates of cheese had previously been supplied on open consignment to Messrs Lovoll and Christmas. Negotiations were proceeding as to the price to be paid for this cheese. The export tax of %d per lb butter-fat levied on dairy companies had given rise to criticism, and the wish expressed that the Government would find a more equitable basis of taxation in the future. Two members of the directorate, Messrs J. S. Riddle (chairman} and S. Barron are, away on active service.

The statistics showed: Pounds of milk received, 12.309,105); lbs butter-fat, 4GS,339; average test, 3.84; number of cows, 2230; number of suppliers, 00; average vield of fat per cow, 210ibs. 12,229,212 lbs of milk were used for cheese making and 4ti4,S33lbs of butter-fat and the cliche manufactured 560 tons. For but-ter-making 70,8i)71bs of milk were used, and SoOKlbs of butter-fat; butter made, 13 tons. £48,432 10s 'l'd was received in payment, for cheese, £1707 14s lid for IniLtcr and £2 3s (Jd for butter-milk, total £50,142 8s 9d. The sum of £33,IGS 13s 7d was paid for milk received, whilst bo.ve3 and crates absorbed £797,9a 8d and wages ran into £1441 ss. Veils coct £SB 18s 9d, and the'butter-fat tax lifted £l-290 I.Bs lOd, the balance left to appropriation account bein» £10,400 fls Sd.

MELROSE FACTORY.

The fifth year of this company was a most successful one. the pay-out working out at Is o%d. The, Government purchased the season's output at OJd, but prior to this 407 crates had been made and these were commandeered in London. This had also been valued at OJd per lb, find on this basis the payment on lmtter-tat. for the season will work out «t__ls 7 J /,d. The statistics showed that 2,1>72,3!)',)1bs of milk were received; lbs of butter-fat, 97,794; cheese manufactured, 110 tons; lbs of milk to lib cheese, 10.75; average test, 3.05. The payments received for cheese totalled £9233 19s. lid, and for butter £79 13s Gd; total £9.113 13.s ">d. Milk cheques aggregated £0925 4s 7d; wages, £334; cheese crates, £135 Ss lOd; butter-fat tax £299 9s lid, Balance to appropriation account £925 4s 4d.