COMPENSATION FOR T.B. COWS
WELLINGTON. Nov. 8. Negotiations are eontinuing between the executiye of the Town Milk Produeers' Federation and Government Departments cdneerning the amount of eompensation for loss of dairy cows condemned after T.B. testing of town milk herds. A federation statement issued today reports a meeting held yesterdav with Mr. E. J. Fawcett, Direeto'1 Geneval of Agriculture, and Mr. II. H Innes, Director of Alilk Marketing Coherete proposals covering theliability for eompensation Were then disctissed. The toWn milk -industrv considers that T.B. testing of herds is desirable but claims that as the matter is one of national importance. th'e Htate sho'uld hear the major cost of eompensation The federation exeeutive has, therefore. placed proposals before Government offieers providing for the elimination ot 1\B, in toWn ntllk herds on a cost basis of less thain one p'enny a gallon of milk. Those proposals ar'e now undei consideration bvjdic Gov'erhm'ent.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 November 1946, Page 5
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150COMPENSATION FOR T.B. COWS Chronicle (Levin), 9 November 1946, Page 5
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