WELLINGTON FARMERS' MEAT COMPANY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10674, 22 July 1912, Page 5

WELLINGTON FARMERS' MEAT COMPANY

ANNUAL KEPG3T.

- The following is the annual report of the Wellington Farmers' Mcr.:t Chmpanv, Ltd.: — Your Directors have pleasure in prefienitiing ibhe annual report and balance t-heot of the Ccn-pauy fnr the yemr ended! June 30th, 1912: ' The tot si amramt cf stock tiaughte.red for the year is considerably in excess of ilie figure's for the previous year, the quantities for each year being as foll«ws: Year ended June 30t>h, 1912, 110,671 .siheep, 79,137 iairlbs, 1201 cattle. Year ended June 30tli, 1911, 69,383 sheep, 46.168 lambs, 757 cattdo. Increase: Sheep 4-1.288, lambs 32,969. cattle 444.

High prices were maintained "MnniC'hout the scwr.n for all classes of products, ard the result cf the ye«''.''r> trailriactfon/>, aifter providing f-"- ■ >: on is a br.ilanee of £33->7 19s 7d which your Directors have "allotted as follows: —In writing off last season's loss £395 3s, in writing off preliminary and establishment expenses £2147 19s 2d, cairnied to reserve £SOO, ibalance to carry forward £314 17s sd. Total, £33-57 19s 7d. The labour rawest in. Grcvit Britain and the Dominion during the year ■<paiised considerable anxiety, but happily resulted in no serious less. During the year the efficiency of th« plant was increased by the installation. of an extm- boiler, a duplicate electrical generating set, and another wool-drying machine. In view cf future extensions, and to eliminate the risk of lo.ss through breakdowns of machinery, a second refrigerating macliin/e has been, ordered, and will be ins-trilled during the coming season.

During the rush cf last season considerable cl : ffieultv was experienced owing to the insufficiency of cold storage, and to prevent a recurrence of tiliY?., your Directors have approred plans for the enlargement of the freezing and storage . ohrimbers, and tenders will shortly be called for th:s work.

During the year Messrs ClCphano, Fran Win. and Hodpiiiß resigned from t.lic Board, and your Directors desire to place on record an appreciation of their iservx'es. Messrs Hugh Morrison, of Aivatoitoi,-fl-nd Walter Ca™eron, of Te Ore Ore, woire appointed to fill two of tlie vacancies thus caused untel thn ordinary general meeting.* Both gentkraen are eligible for ve-olection. The auditors, Mo.csrs Biidiiam and Bi?s, retire, acid are eligible for reelection . J. O. COOPER, C'hiiirman.