PAYMENT FOR T.B. COWS

Chronicle (Levin), 21 March 1947, Page 3

PAYMENT FOR T.B. COWS

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TOR TOWN MILK PRODUCERS WELLINGTON, March 20. The Goverumeut's decision to niake a payment of £8 per head to cover the loss of production suffered by town, milk producers-jthrough T.B. condemnation of milking cows was announced today by the Minister of Alarketing (Ilon. E. L. Cullen). Und'er the natibnal milk_ scheme, town milk producers are required through their local associations to give individual guarantees under a penalty of the minimum daily production of milk. These guarantees are calculated on the basis of the normal daily yield of milk from the number of milking cows in each herd. Such producers fared with the sudden loss of milking cows through condeninations during the contraet period could suft'er a specific loss under contraet. eonditions. which are peculiar to the>jt()5v.p, .njilk.ifLdjistry .only. This decision ;to% njake^ a, *paynien% covering loss-',of>ts 'piodiiEti&i ' lloes not] affect the provisions of the Stock .-Act nor the present b'asis of compensation in an amendment to the Act embodied in the Statute^ Amendment Act, 19 ±5. This amendment niajk.es provision for placing a maximum value of £26 per head on any . aninial condemned for T.B. The full' value is not paid in respect of such condemned stock, the farmer only receiving 75 per cent. Of the valuation made at the time by a stock inspeetor* All payments under the Stock £ et will eontinue to be administered by the Department of Agriculture whereas this additional payment for loss of production will be administered through the Milk Marketing Dfvision and will apply to all town milk producers who are members of supply associations, also to licensed producer vendors. •This special payment is restricted to condeninations covered by the period Oetober 1, 1946, to March 31, 194S, during which time the Government aims to have substantially secured the eradication of- T.B, from town milk herds.