Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company Limited
The beginnings of the Company can be found when farmers in the area met at Ohaeawai in 1900 to discuss forming a co-operative dairy company. A factory was established in 1902 at Ohaeawai and a creamery at Okaihau. In 1929 the factory was moved to Moerewa. Milk was delivered to factory and creamery by horse, horse and cart, or launch, the beginnings of the well known Cream Run, and later by car, truck and school bus. Because of infrastructure problems in the far north the company set up a number of subsidiary companies to help shareholders.
In 1940 the Bay of Islands Transport Company was established when the dairy co-operative bought out the business of Mr D. W. Hudspith. The Transport Company collected and delivered cream, and spread fertiliser and lime. It closed in 1974.
The Bay of Islands Veterinary Service was begun in 1945 in partnership with the Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company and the Kaikohe Co-operative Dairy Company. The Bay of Islands Veterinary Service grew out of these beginnings. In 1950 the Whangaroa, Southern Hokianga and Waimamaku co-operative dairy companies joined the service. While the service operated independently of the dairy companies it was not financially viable in the 1970’s and was underwritten by the Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. This company took over the complete financing of the service in 1978.
In 1948 The Bay of Islands Lime Company Limited was formed. The company bought a quarry in 1949 and provided lime to shareholders and others. In 1974 the dairy company began juicing citrus in partnership with the Keri Keri Growers Co-operative under the name Keri Sweet Processing Co-operative Company. In 1979 the dairy company purchased all shares from the growers co-operative. In 1980 the processing company began juicing tomatoes and the name was changed to the Bay of Islands Food Processing Company Ltd.
In 1981 the Bay of Island Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd merges with the Mid-Northland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd to form the Northland Co-operative Dairy Company.
The Company's archives are arranged as follows:
Series 1 Minute books
- 1-a Minute books
- 1-b Directors' files
Series 2 Share registers
- 2-a Share registers
Series 6 Financial records
- 6-a Annual reports
- 6-c Ledgers
- 6-d Journals
- 6-e Cash books
Series 10 Plans
Series 11 Items received by the company
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Restricted access. |
Series
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1-b |
Housing Committee [File 1]Report on [sic] Housing Committee – inspection 16th February, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 23rd February, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 3rd April, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 21st April, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 5th May, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 7th August, 1959 Housing Committee report – inspection 25th August, 1959 Maori farming in Northland : supplementary information re changes in producing units from 1/6/57 to 31/8/59 Maori farming in Northland [copy of a report] from Department of Agriculture, Whangarei to Director, Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. Affect of new Dairy Factory Managers’ Award [1959] Shell Depot distribution account (Amended) for the year ended 31st May, 1958 Schedule of benzene sales 1/1/58 to 31/12/58 |
1958-1959 | ||
1-b |
Housing Committee [File 2]Constitution of the Bay of Islands Veterinary Service 13 copies received (6 leaves each) Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Consideration of the purchase of a vehicle for company’s business. N. Owen Jones, secretary. Cream quality. M. E. Martin, manager. Cream collection tenders (closed 5 p.m. 26th May, 1959) Bay of Islands Transport Company. Report on damage to cream cans during transit from farm to factory and return. G. L. Main, Branch manager Ohaeawai Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. An analysis of can damage. M. E. Martin, manager |
c.1959-1960 | ||
1-b |
Manager’s reports [File 3]
Manager’s report to directors, 19/10/60. Manager’s report to directors, 16/11/60 Manager’s report to directors, [1960] Cheese factory report (Waimamaku), [31st May, 1960] Cream grading Manager’s report to directors, 16th July, 1959 Manager’s report to directors, August, 1959 Manager’s report to director,s 15th September, 1959 Report of Manager’s Conference, 17th and 18th September, 1959. Farm Products Meeting, 16th September, 1959 Manager’s report to directors, October, 1959 Manager’s report to directors, 17th December, 1959 |
1959-1960 | ||
1-b |
Minutes [Files 4-5]Bay of Islands Veterinary Service. Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee, 13th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Veterinary Service. Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee, 13th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 15th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Trading Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 15th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 15th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Lime Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 15th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 15th July, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st July, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st July, 1960 Bay of Islands Trading Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 4th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 4th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Report of a meeting of the Cheese Committee, Waimamaku, 16th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Report of a meeting of the Transport Committee of the Board, 10th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Report of a meeting of suppliers held in Waimamaku Hall, 5th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of the Fifty ninth Annual General Meeting, 12th August, 1960
Bay of Islands Trading Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 18th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Trading Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 18th August, 1960 Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 18th August, 1960 Dairy Research Institute (N.Z.) Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Report of a meeting of the Standing Committee, 1st November, 1960 Bay of Islands C-operative Dairy Company. Report of the meeting of the Cream Quality Investigation Committee, 1st November, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 16th November, 1960 Bay of Islands Trading Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 16th November, 1960 Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 16th November, 1960 Bay of Islands Veterinary Service. Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee, 29th November, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st December, 1960 Bay of Island Co-operative Dairy Company. Report of a meeting of the Cream Quality Investigation Committee, 30th November, 1960 Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st December, 1960 Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st December, 1960 at 5.45 pm Bay of Islands Transport Company. Minutes of a meeting of Directors, 21st December, 1960 at 6.15 pm |
1960 |
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2-a | Share register. | 1901-1929 | ||
2-a | Share register. | 1920-1932 |
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6-a | Annual reports. | 1956-1981 |
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6-c | Ledgers. | 1916-1922 | ||
6-c | Ledgers. (Mainly 1922-1925.) | 1922-1926 | ||
6-c | Ledgers. | 1924-1929 |
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6-d | Sales journal. | August 1943 to September 1945 |
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6-e | Cash books. | 28 June 1930 to 19 December 1938 | ||
6-e | Cash books. | 21 December 1938 to 30 november 1948 |
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10 |
Specifications for Butter Factory Building for The Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. to be built at Moerewa. Date 1 February, 1929. This is not a complete specification but bits and pieces. It appears that specific areas for specific contractors, or maybe managers/directors, have been separated out for examination. Some groups are annotated with the changes required. |
1 February 1929 |
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11 | Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. Golden Jubilee 1901-1951. (Booklet) | 1951 |