CAMBRIDGE CHEESE FACTORY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2985, 1 September 1891, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE CHEESE FACTORY.

A meeting of the milk suppliers to the Cambridge Dairy Association was held in tho office. Lake-street, Cambridge, on Saturday, at 3 p.m. The association now consists of only three gentlemen—viz., Messrs James Haily, J. P. Thomson, and Geo. Watt, and of these tho two first mentioned were present. There was also a fair attendance of suppliers. Mr Thomson briefly stated the present position of the association, which was satisfactory, there being a small credit balance. The factory had now be6n worked about eight years, and this was the first time there had been a profit made. This success was mainly owing to the indefatigable exertions of the manager (Mr Watt), and his determination to produce a first-class article; to their Auckland agent (Mr F. Houghton) for his zeal and energy in disposing of the cheese; and to the Colonial Bank for having" reduced the rent so as to assist the association. They would recfllect the torms upon which the factory was started last October—namely, that the association should pay 2d per gallon for the milk, and another when the funds would allow of its being done. At the end of January the association thought they would be able to pay 2Jjd, and from February Ist to the close of the season, at the end of April, the full amount had been paid, leaving the Ad for the prior months in abeyance. It was now a pleasing duty for him to hand them cheques for this amount, and also pleasing to know that the association would have a small return for their money. This year the factory would start on October Ist, instead of the 14th as last year, and the torms would be 2sd for fiach gallon of milk of 10£lbs, containing 10 per cent, of cream, and Jd for each per cent, above that quality. He impressed upon the suppliers the necessity of cleanliness, and also upon the quality of the milk being made as good as possible.—Several of the suppliers expressed their gratification at the factory having at length proved remunerative, even in so small a degree, to the proprietors, and stated that they should continue to supply milk to the association. They trusted the factory would continue prosperous, and repay some of the money that had been lost by those gentlemen who had so philanthropically stuck to it, and had thereby conferred a great benefit upon tho settlers of the district.—Cheques were then given for the id per gallon that had remained in abeyance, and the meeting closed.