CITY MILK SUPPLY

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 25 November 1930, Page 13

CITY MILK SUPPLY

VENDORS' LICENCE FEE INCREASED. laboratory to be SET LP. Dairymen of Ohristchureh are now free to go ahead with a scheme to improve their own milk supply, as the resalt of a new by-law adopted by the City Council last night. A laboratory is to be set up to test the milk, and towards the cost of this the licence fees will go, the by-law increasing them from 5s a year to 255. Any milkman ■will be able to send milk for testing, while & Couneil inspector will take samples from vendors' supplies each day. Should the milkman refuse, the inspect6r is empowered to take the sample and pay for it. "The Milk Committee is negotiating with the Technical College authorities to make provision whereby the College will test or analyse samples of milk submitted to it," reported the By-laws and Finance Committee. Samples to bo Taken. "These samples will bo daily obtained by an inspector, to be appointed by tie Council, and will be taken in colsidcrable numbers from various rctailers of milk in the City.. In each in|li«tance * tio analyst 's report on the firaple will be' sent as soon as it is >wu!able to the vendor. This system f-f.i* being inaugurated for the pur;JW of gaining evidence to institute -jiniiedings against vendors whosS iaples of milk are not up to standHi, but with « view to improving the milk supply generally; and enabling testa to keep their supply up to studard. In this connexion any vendor wiil be permitted to submit samples to the laboratory at the Technical Colkgc for testing at any time. Cost of Laboratory. "The eost of the laboratory is to be art by increasing the fee for a vendor's licence from 5s to 2.5s per smto. . The Council has been given an nominee that the milk vendors, approve of the scheme, and that they are prepared to submit samples of milk without tkarge. However, in the event of a re&dor refusing to hand over a sample, Sis necessary to have a. by-law framed ™eh authorises the inspector to pursue a sample, in the event of the vendor refusing to hand over same without eoit."

The Committee recommended the touneil to adopt the by-law as submitted.

Two Critics. Williamson said that to adopt 8 report would mean creating more wdjlups for milk retailers, besides Meo, it would involve : the expenditure of more money. E. E. McCombs said that the proP™ 4 ! seemed to her to be in favour of t well-to-do vendors, and against »ot 80 well placed. The Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer) read ynter from the Christehurch Retail ywyuen'g Association, in which the Meme was approved. Dairymen Favour It. ■"lt is not imposing any hardship on lain «i? rnieil '" ex P' a ' n ed Cr. John Par- !»»' i? C j USO " le dairymen themselves , - e< * for it. They would welcome H erH C^ ease licence fee to £2. is provision made that, if a rnilkmiifc 6 * not care to ten( ier a sample , to the inspector, the inspector *»▼ a!/ Wer in the ordinary ttat in ' or '^' le dairymen hope jnj' * * ew years, they will be able to *lerea* * a bacteriological standard, cbemirai & I P resen t we have only a Trill iofc I trust the Council if i* I with this question, for, hey " ° ot Passed to-night, it will bo »iil S because the licences prov 8l nf b ® , able he increased. Ap"WilialiZ. i 6 by-law will mean the M object lesson to all. of Inspector. ®P of ». i'?® 1 from the eetting{iTe tH« fv . ator y' this by-law Pa.]- 1 " 101 !, an y ncw powers? P f ovij eg f„ ne . : , 3 does, because it "PWtor »», r appointment of an in- * Wita'in TI , ( J Se , du 'y it will be to take T TT er samples each dav. "®t thiiki t B But. ut . terfi eld said that he did Wwg ahnnij v r a nian with two to pay as U S' a t *Sdlv r« mnn Ie gal il\ rlane stated that that i» been obtained to the fiUde. 0 differentiation could be

Cr . ralr Trial Wanted. ' r «U for ♦?" J^ ons asked for a fair 10 oi a scheme- because it was J,® 1 ?! 1 " 10 attempt to improve S2^ eni -WtmH ! y a good BU PP I - V - The b - v Cr - Butterfield WaS knoWD thai presented tbe greatin ensuring a good i^-fel ere a °y faults, the milky' M-kmnv.. where they a co-operative move-

ment designed to give the City pure milk. It was true that it was going to cost the Council something, but if it cost £.1500 or £.2000 a year it would be worth it. Cr. E. H. Andrews: Actually it will not cost £3OO a year. The clause was adopted.