SHORTAGE OF MILK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1724, 15 April 1913, Page 4

SHORTAGE OF MILK.

THE POSITION IN AUCKLAND, (By Telegraph.—PrcEa Association.) 1 Auckland,' 1 April. 14. The shortage in tho supply of milk has now become'so very acuto that tho outlook for the coming wiiitcr is very ten,ou3. Jn conversation with a representative of ono of tho larger •uiilk-supplyini; firms of Auckland a press representative was informed that tlio position of the milk supply is now tho worst known lor the last thirty years, duo to lack of rain. Although thoro has been an occasional wet day, still practically no heavy rain has fallen in.the Auckland district since last September. Rain set in tq-day, but coming as It does irom tho south-west, it will not bo -of very great benciit, as tho nights are now too cold to permit of pasture growing enough to provide much fectl for tho coming winter, and the oll'ect on tho cows will Be equally bad, .is the cold nights must decrease tho sup]: y of milk. It would bo possible even now i bring in milk from further away ver. t not for the fact that under the law .. can only' be supplied in town from duly-registered dairies, and farmers who do not send in milk all tho year are not willing to go to the expense entailed in tho way of concrete floors and other things specified to complete tho requirements under the Act for the short time milk would bo required. It is estimated that at tho present time the shortago of milk is about 1500 gallons per day. This means a loss of fully per day to farmers who regularly supply dairies in the city,