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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, Limited

New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, Limited. Directors: F. Barnard Brown, (chairman), Messrs. W. Bewley, Alexander Farmer, W. Udy, C. W. Grove, D. Matheson, R. Matheson, T. Parsons and N. Reid; secretary, Mr. A. S. Biss; manager, Mr. James Young. Butter manufactory, Davis Street, Wellington. Telephone 803. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. This large Company has, in addition to the Wellington factory, situated as above, a large factory in Palmerston Northland twenty one creameries. The head office and central factory, which is erected on the reclaimed land, Wellington, is a building of wood, two stories in height, with a floorage space of over 6000 square feet. The power is furnished by a twenty-horse-power steam-engine, made by Messrs. J. and E. Hall, and the refrigerating machine is a No. 4. They have splendid cool storage accommodation, equal to about 4000 cubic feet. The factory at Palmerston North is a wooden structure of one, two, and three stories in height, with a floorage space of from 5000 to 6000 square feet. The cream separators in use are of the most modern design, viz., the Delaval (Alpha), and the Alexandra separator, driven by three-horse-power Tangye's engines. Twelve of the creameries supply the Wellington factory, the other nine contributing to the Palmerston North establishment. The Company's trade extends throughout the whole Colony, and they are also large shippers of produce to England. The output is about three tons of butter per day during the summer, the milk of from 7000 to 8000 cows being put through. The New Zealand trade mark is the well-known brand “Black Swan.” The capital of the Company, £50,000, is in 20,000 shares of £2 10s. per share. They have about 1000 shareholders who are resident in the district between Taranaki, Napier, and Wellington, most of whom take advantage of the Company for the purpose of turning their produce to account. Such is the popularity of the “Black Swan” butter that the Company have recently had to refuse contracts to supply it.