TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1820, 6 March 1884, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU.

Ix your issue of the Ist inst., appears a very good letter from Mr Newland, on the subject of co-operation. It is a subject lra.ught with the greatest interebt tor farmers at the present time, and not for farmers only, but for business people generally. As Mr Nesvland says, "by unity we may do ourselves good in many ways, without injury to others." Storekeepers and tradesmen generally should be very pleased to see the association a success, for anything that will improve the position of the farming community must necessarily redound to their advantage. The old axiom " Union is strength applies particularly to the agriculturists ; by unity they can successfully hold their own against the rings formed to keep the price of produce low. Every harvest the millers say wheat will be low, and they cannot afford to give much for it, but it is a remarkable fact that the price of flour does not do down in the same ratio. Our southern friends were not slow to grasp the opportunity of benefiting themselves, and the result shows what can be done by co-operation. The opportunity of benefiting themselves in a similar manner is now offered to the Waikati) farmer* ; let thorn show by their willingness to support the movement that they duly appreciate the efforts made on their behalf by the promoters of the association, If they take a business view of the matter they cannot fail to see that by assisting each other they also benefit themselves individually. Ido not, however, agree with some that it would be advisable for the association to purchase groceries, draperies, &c, ; that would necessitate buildings in every settlement and a manager for oaoh, thus involving the association in a great deal of expense, If the farmer has ready ir.oney to pay fop his goods he can fet them cheap enough from tradesmen, hope a good many of the settlers from this district will attend at the meeting to be held in Hamilton on Monday next, the 10th. The directors of the Cheese Factory Company have sent home a trial shipment of five tons of cheese by the Ruapehu, they have also sent two tons to Brisbane. Considerable interest will be felt in the WaiJjafco. jnjhis. inafcfcer, a,s, fch.e result of the trial will be a pvefefcy gcjo4 indiaa.tion as to the probability of a good market being found at Home. I often wonder why the directors of the factories in Waikato do not endeavour to get a market for their cheese in India. If we are to believe the reports in newspapers and the testimony of persons who have lived there, cheese always brings a very high price in the Indian market, always providing, qf poufse, $hafc th,Q arfcjoje, is good, and as there can pc no. cju.e.sJ;um as to, the superior quality of the cheese made in the Waikatq factories, tjhare should be a, good inarket; "for it in India, The subject of a market iruwfc be qf gfrsafc in.teres.l afc the pre,= sent time to the directors, qf |his factory, for there are naawy fifty tons of oheeae on hand. The Paterangi company also has every shelf in the curing-room filled, and as the operations will be carried on till about the end of May, or as long as milk is brought in, a market will soon have to be found.— (Own Correspondent.)

Mr D. Fallon wants 80 pick and shovel men cm his Lichfield contract. fenders for earth cuttings are invited by the Mangapiko Road Board. MrJ.S. Buckland will hold his next cattlf fa^a.tqtoupoeqTu^ay.MarcMSft,