PROPOSED BUTTER FACTORY AT WHATAWHATA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1892, 21 August 1884, Page 3

PROPOSED BUTTER FACTORY AT WHATAWHATA.

A JiEnrixc; convened foi the puiposo of considui in» tho above subject was hold at the '-choollxmso, Wli.it \ what i, on Monday o\ening l.i^t. Theie was a laige gatheiniLC of settk'i'-, and consuleiable inteiest w.is manifested. Mi W. Ske.ites occupied the chair. The Chan man, in introducing the subject, quoted Lu^oly fioin Anioiic.in and Hinojiuan .igucnlfcuial statistic 1 -, sJiowiug the gio.it lmin'ovciiient in the qu.ility and v.ilue of butter made under the factory system, and stiongly uiged those piesent to make united cfhnt, wit'iout any delay, to elect a factory. Hib estimate of butter yield fioin a gi\en quantity of miJlc, puce obtain. ible for butter, lnan.ignig and othei e\pen^e>, niteieit on capital, depreciation on building, plant, &c, showed that 4d ])er gallon could be given for milk, the skim milk to be taken by suppheib at Id pei gallon, 01 fed to pigb. Ke^olutions \\eic passed to the effect that it \v<ib debit able to eioct a factoiy, and a coinmittce was appointed to further canvass the neigh bom hood, and piopose sites. About one-third of the lequired number of shades. (10s in the A! paid up at once) were taken at the close of the meeting. — (A Coilespondent.)