GERALDINE DAIRY FACTORY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1273, 4 December 1884, Page 3

GERALDINE DAIRY FACTORY.

A meeting of the Directors of the Geral'dine Dairy Factory Company was held at the Secretary's office on Monday. There were present Dr Fish, in the chair, and Messis R. H. Postlethwaite, W. M. Moore, N. Dunlop, J. Mundell, L. Grant, D. Shaw, R. Skinner, and the .secretary, Mr W. Coltman. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved to extend the time for receiving milk at the Factory from 8 a.m. till 8.30 a.m. ; and it was also resolved to build pigstyes at once. The manager of the Factory, Mr Twigg, submitted the following rules for the consideration of the Directors re ihe suppliers of milk to the factory :—(1) That all milk must be delivered at the Factory between the hours of 6 and «.30 a.m., and not later that 7 p.m. (2) That each milk supplier shall send his r/'ilk pure and uudulterated, as it comes from the cow, and shall deliver it at the factory the same morning and evening as milked, thoroughly strained. (3) No milk to be sent to the Factory within three clear days from the cow calving. (-1) That all milk pails and cans used in milking or conveying the milk in be thoroughly clean and swaet. (5) That the manager have power to refuse milk brought m dirty cans or of an inferior quality. (6) That any milk supplier proven guilty of skimming or adulterating his milk shall forfeit or have deducted lroni his milk account a sum equivalent to the damage done by supplying such skimmed or adulterated rnilk.—On the motion of Mr Dunlop seconded by Mr Skinner, these rules were adopted. Accounts to the amount of £l6B 10s 6d were passed for payment ; of that sum £B3 8s was for milk supplied to the Factory.— -The Factory has now been open three weeks, and on the opening day 100 gallons of milk were received. Since then t'»e supply has gradually increased and on Tuesday last reached 535 gallons. This shows that the fanners are gaining confidence and that the Factory will be a success. As an instance of the benefits to be derived from sending milk to the factory we may mention that a farmer living near Geraldine made about 14s a week out of the produce of his dairy. Since the Factory opeued he has sent his milk there and on Monday last received £3 5s for three week's milk or a little over £1 Is a week. From 16 suppliers of milk on the opening day the number has increased to 26.