THE MILK PROBLEM

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2798, 16 June 1916, Page 7

THE MILK PROBLEM

CONFERENCE THIS The conference to consider' the best means .of cheapening and at tho same • k60 P»S l )Ure 'he milk" supply of \V ellington will be resumed in tho Council Chamber this eVening. At the lastmeeting a committee was set up to go thoroughly into the whole matter, and endeavour to arrive at some satisfactory i understanding that would mean tho lowering. of the price of milk to the public, and it is hoped that something may bo submitted this evening that will lead to that happy result. 1 . . The Wellington Licensed Milk Vendors' Association: hits given notice of the-fol-lowing motion, to be presented at tho conference: "That,tho association is propared to reduce-.tho . price -to the puolio for. July and August, 1910,. to the prices charged for July and . August, 1915, namely, sd. per quart','provided tho Wellington.. Dairy' Fanners' Co-operative Association, Ltd., reduces its price ! to the vendors for July and August, 1910, iothe prices charged for July . and : August, 1015. . The statement .appended will bo presented for discussion at the conference. Explanatory Notes.—so gallons is the quantity which can fairly be called, a round ior one man to work without assistance on city - streets; 54 gallons are required to serve a 50-gallon round; 43 gallons a 40-gallon round. Oil an increase in selling price from sd. to Cd. Mr quart,' a 50-gallon round immediately tails .to ono of 40 gallons, as customers take less milk to keep within the usual expenditure. This is tho statement handed to His Worship tho Mayor at the first conference held on May 1, 11116, with tho exception that, sotiio items have been lumped together:—For the profit shown the vondor , has to'start' work about 3.30 a.m., wet or fine, seven days a week, delivering milk in small quantities to about 200 customers, He has; to-jump on to and off his cart, open gates, traverse back yards, finish up more or less tired, and then book-in, mako out accounts, iook .up bad and doubtful customers,. pick up supplies for tho following duy from station, and on getting back to his dairy with same may have to pasteuriso. Tho, average timo taken up is 72 hours per week, or at the l-ato of 1 12.hours per day for six days per week If labour is employed the award rate is J!2 15s. per .week, with an extra allowance for milk. Receipts: : , sd. Gd. , per qt. per ext. Sale of 50 gallons as fol- , low: G gallons to milk-; shops at Is., Cgals. to gallon customers at Is. 2d., and 38gals. to ' pint and quart customers at . Is. Bd. per gal. per day for ono week : '2G U i Saio of-10 gallons as follow: 5 gallons to milk- • ' shops at Is. 3d., sgals. to gallon-customers at . , . Is. Bd., and ilOgals. to pint and quart customers at 2s. per gal. per day for one week 26 2 1 Reduced turnover on account of increased price is therefore 12s. 3d. per week. Expenses: lid. Is. Id. per gal. per gal. 54gals; purchased at 10d., plus freight Id. ' per gallon per day for oho week 17 6 6 •Ktgals.- purchased at Is. Id. (freight Id. included) per gal. per day 'for one week 16 6 1 Depreciation on plant, •£IOO at 124 p.c. per annum for one week 5 0 5 0 Office expenses and bail debts per week 17 6 17 6 Rent qt. premises 305., but-allow half for prirat'o dwelling, los. per week 15 0 15 0 Keeping horse, shoeing, repairs to cart and harness, cartage from station, pasteurising, ' loss of supplies, buying supplies atwhoifosale price, interest & allowances 4 0 5 il3 2 Total expense to vendor delivering his own milk and not engaging labour 23 1 5 22 16 9 Net profit .to vendor delivering his own milk and not engaging labour 3 Dll 3 5 4 .£26 14 i <£26 2 1