NIREAHA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8306, 8 December 1906, Page 7

NIREAHA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Settlers in this district must feel highly gratified to know that the local "cheese factory is in such a flourishing condition. When the factory was started nearly three years ago" there were some overcautious people shook their heads dubiously. This week over 1800 gallons of milk per day were received from forty suppliers. This means that 22 large export cheeses weighing 821bs each are being made per day. 265 cases, each containing 2 cheeses, have been already shipped, and during the next week 120 cases will be despatched from Nireaha. Shipments leave regularly, during the season, every fortnight. In conversation with the secretary I was informed that the company fully expect when the season is at its height that one shipment will be at least 165 cases and it is estimated that the output for the season 1906-7 will be a third more than the total output last season. The fourth 650gallon vat arrived from Palmerston last week, and it is evident that an extension will have to be made to the factory for next season. The manager Mr Chew and his assistants are working early and late and take the utmost pride and care to turn out only a really first-class article. Cleanliness is one of the features of the factory. Some time ago when Mr Singleton, the Government Dairy instructor visited this place he stated that the Nireaha Co-op-erative] Dairy Company's factory was one of the six cleanest in the colony. I learn that the farm t of Mr Mari has been purchased by Mr D. Bell. Mr Mari intends going home on a visit to Italy sometime next month. During the past week the rains caused the river here to remain at flood level for two days, thereby causing much damage to the low lying roads.