PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3084, 5 January 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

* (From Our Resident Reporter). £ Monday. IMPROVEMENTS AT KONINI BUTTER FACTORY. Probably the adding of the Simplex No. 9 combined churn and butter-worker to the Konini butter factory (Ballance No. 2) in place of one of the box churns, is one of the best things the directors have done since the company was formed. This churn, which was put in some two months ago on trial, has accomplished more than was expected of it, and the directors are so pleased with the results that they anticipate putting another one in next season. The combined churn and worker is shaped like a barrel, stands on cast-iron "blocks, and churns thj cream into butter in the same manner as in the ordinary box churn. The butter is then washed thoroughly, and the water is allowed to drain off. A large cover is taken off one end, and the butter-worker is then inserted. The salt required is placed on a large tray attached to the worker, and the machinery is then set slowly In motion, the butter being salted as it goes through t.ia rolbra. When the butter is sufficients salted the belt is taken wheel, and again allowed to drain. Being again set in motion the butter it well worked till it is ready fr» be run out on a trolley to the receiving truck ready for bulk packing or printing into single pounds. Mr J. Moore (first assistant buttermaker), who has charge of this churn, stated that the patent was a great labour-saving apparatus, would churn and work l,ooolbs at once, and considerably lightened the work.

Going over to Mr Stone, the head j "butter-maker, I found that gentleman busy putting the precious article through a new printing machine, another new addition, which turns out about 700 pounds per hour, the old process only doing bstween 300 and4oolbs. The butter boxes are made at the factory in a workshop at the rear of the main building, and two of Mr D, P. Davidson's patent skim-milk weighing machines are used for weighing out the skim-milk to suppliers. Mr D.. Kelly, the manager, informed me that the directors were doing all in their power for the factory workers and the'suppliers. The Konini factory is right up-to-date.

MANGATAINOKA ATHLETIC SOCIETY. A meeting of the Mangatainoka Athletic Society was held in the Library Hall on Saturday evening. Fourteen committee-men were present, including the President VMr Quinlan) who presided. The secretary presented an interim balance sheet in connection'with the recent meetiog, which showed a credit balance of £29 4s 4d. Mr A. Roes congratulated the Society on its success on Boxing Day and spoke in high terms of the excellent manner in which the secretary (Mr J. A. Walsh) had carried out his duties. Mr Walsh was voted a bonus of £3 for his valuable services. Mr McLeary (assistant secretary) was voted £1 Is, and Mr P. Quinlan £1 Is for assisting the secretary on Boxing Day. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the handicappers, Messrs R. Williams and F. Wells, Mr May for pegging out the track, Mr Drysdale for services as honorary piper, and a gold medal is also to be presented to Mr Drysdale, and to the President (Mr A. Quinlan), and Messrs Barrell, Cowan, Skilton, Brown, A. Ross, McLeary, Vance, S. Bolton, D. Grut, McPherson, Rtv. A. W. H. Compton and Father McKenna. A vote of thanks was also passed to Mrs Skilton and to Mr Halliburton (Matamau), Mr Macpherson (Dannevirke) andMrO'Toole (Masterton). The three gentlemen were elected life members of the Society.

GENERAL. Mrs C. Stokes, who met with a painful accident going to Makuri on Mew Year's Day, is improving. At first it was thought that some of her ribs were broken, but it was afterwards ascertained that this was not the case. Owners are reminded that nominations for the forthcoming race meeting atPahiatua will close with

the secretary (Mr G. Hawley Drew), at 9 o'ctock this (Tuesday) evening. The telegraph office closes at 8 p.m. The hnafe in the Tennis Tournament have been postponed indefinitely on account of the wet weather. The gale on Saturday damaged the telephone line in the vicinity of Makuri.