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An overall view of the bottling plant. The filling and capping machine is at right while at left is the crate-filling assembly unit.

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Milk is brought into the factory by tankers of the Gisborne Co-op Milk Producers' Association, an entirely different company.

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The milk is then pumped into these holding vats.

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From the vats the milk is processed through these pasteurisers.

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Milk is fed automatically from the tank above to the bottles as they pass underneath.

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Jack Stairs supervises the operation of the machine and checks each crate, as it automatically fills with the required number of bottles.

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Prior to filling, all bottles go through a long process of cleaning and sterilisation by machine. The top bottles in the picture have just come out of the steriliser and are on their way to be filled. Those at the bottom are on their way in.

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The full bottles are automatically capped with foil, which is punched out and clamped on over the top of the bottle, as it passes away from the filling tank.

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Wilson Toms, factory manager, places crates of milk in the cool store prior to delivery.

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Charles Clark, driver of the Dairy Co-op's tanker which delivers bottled milk as far as Tolaga Bay and Te Karaka.