PROPOSED CHEESE FACTORY AT PUKEKURA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2039, 1 August 1885, Page 2

PROPOSED CHEESE FACTORY AT PUKEKURA.

Thk adjourned mci ting m cmiiieoti "i with the above proposals was hold at the schoolrciotn, lVikokuii list nif,'ht. Then, wis i veiy good attendance and Mr John If sh.T was called to tlio eh.in. The cli .nin.in called upon the committee to gn< tti " toport. Mi K. Allen, one of thocomuiili l poited tint he and Mi Comei hadgone nmud thuir end of the distuet, .uid met with poor support. They were all billing to milk cows but vci y few to take sh.ues, and those who did take shares took \ery few. They h.id alsi> gone to (Jambiidgo X ist, nnrl mut with poor rfuppoit among the business people tliere. Only tlnee sfrnekeepeis would take any share-., and then only a, \eiy limited liumbM. One stoiekeepcr who had talked a lot .ibout the pioposed f.ictoiy db-olutely lefused U> tiko any slian 1 -. Alcs-i> Houghtoii .md Son had tikt'n ten sli.uo-i only, and Mo^is Wells and ttoutter ditto. Mi Kmcud had ffiven a piomi-i 1 . Mr Tuckei had tain asscd Oanibiiflx'* West. He had k'leater biieees-. than li'> expected a,nd li.ul only two lefiisals. Jlehad disjiosed of 7^ sliares. Mr Howie, had canvassed Puke innuand tfot on f.mly well. He had one 01 two ief\isil- ; lie got ]"0 shaies and 30 eow-i The Chan man said they Lid .ill heal d the lcsult of tlio canva.ss which had been made, "•!.') sli.iro-. and 217 cow-. Vb mt 100 sli lit 1 -* Utwl b -en pioini-ed conditionally on the futoiv being at tip- "ther Mil", of Walkei's (lully. Mi Gi.iwfoid had wutten olfcting a pi nit e\ ictly the tamo as that at the C'.vinbiidge f.ictoiy for JT>OO. Mi Allen piopo-od that I lie fmthei consideiation of the aff dr ataud over till next season. If the faotoiy w.is built, a laigo number of people would bu found to supply milk, but they -(id not take to the shares. One R.-ntlenun he noticed had considerately olFeied to milk 30 cows, but would not t ike any shaies. Mr Jtobt. Fi-her seconded the pi which was earned with only ouo di-s-'nticnt. The meeting then took a conversational turn and di-ciisscd the matter of Mte, Howie's comei bjing ilmos>t un.iniinoiisly nppiovad of. It will thus be seen tint the ju opos.il to start a cheese f.vctoiy it I'likekuri has fallen thiough. The coinirnttee submitted its repot t at last night's meting, and the result of then canvass was far fnun satisfactory. Theio is eveiy piobabibtv <>f the matter being again taken up next mmsoii.