CITY'S MILK SUPPLY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 10

CITY'S MILK SUPPLY

—. —$ -AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. A further conference of dairy-farmers nud milk-vendors was held in ("lie City Council Chambers last night. The proceedings were in committee. "Tho Wellington Licensed Milk Vendors' Association presented .the motion following:— "That the association is prepared to reduce the price to the public for July and August, I'.HG, lo the prices charged for July .and August. 1015. namely, sd. per ouiirt, provided the 'Wellington Dairy. Fanners' Co-operative Association, Ltd., reduces its price to the vendors for July mid August. IMG, to tit" 'irices charged for July and August, 1915." No results were arrived nt, unfortunately, as tlie fanners' rc.prcspnM.ivps could liot ajrree |<> the notion. The Mayor (Mr. J. J.ukel stated that he regretted very much that the conference \va.s abortive. The farmers ".ontended that the condi- [ Hons in-winter were such that they could not possibly incur any fuvthev loss at tho present time. They had to buy feed to keep tho milk supply going, and prices were so high' that they wore unable to Fee their way lo me?t the proposal of t.ha ni ilk-vendor?. The position, said the Mayor, was very unsatisfactory. Ho v;ill advise the City Council to invoke the aid of tho Board of Trade to dealt with tho matter.