Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Rongotea Dairy Factory was established in 1893, and was acquired by the present Company in 1895. A large quantity of milk is put through the factory, and it is anticipated that the amount treated for the season 1896–97 will be 720,000 gallons, producing 310,000 lbs. of butter. The officers of the Company are:—Factory manager, Mr. Jas. Wood; managing director, Mr. V. C. Ransom; treasurer, Mr. Carl Anderson; secretary, Mr. Samuel Knight. The factory's brand for pat butter is “Makino” and for bulk butter “Milkmaid”. The suppliers number sixty.