CITY MILK SUPPLY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 89, 8 January 1918, Page 8

CITY MILK SUPPLY

THE CLEARING STATION VENDORS DISCUSS MATTERS 'Ai well-attended meeting of milk Vendors was held last evening to discuss matters touching on the clearing-house system. :Mr. Williams presided, and ,there were in attendance Messrs. R. A, .Wright (chairman of the Milk Committee of the City' Council), Olliver, (the corporation's milk expert), and E. <A. Dawson (stationmaster at Thorndou). Mr. Wright said that the council had endeavoured to get the Railway Department to hand over the milk which arrived by the trains, but found, that this''could only, bedons under enters from the' individuals concerned. The council -therefore .intended to -Tjrrite to the vendors asking them 1 to gjvo the necessary authorities.- If the vendors did not agree to this t-liey would have to take the milk to the clearing station themselves. He was, at the meeting to ask the vendors to agree to the proposal. • , ~ Mr. Olliver mentioned the same Tioiiit. He then went on to say that at the clearing station the morning milk would bo kept separate .-rom tho evening milk, and that the milk fiom cach farmer would be kept in a com•partment of its own, If the vendors oans were left at the clearing station the milk "would be put into them v/hen it was-ready to, go out: The cf.ns m which the -milk was brought to the city would be cleansed at the clearing station and sent back to the -irmers. Mr. Dawson said that lie had eoI .been requested by the Department to attend the meeting, but liad thought it his duty to be there to answer any questions or give any assistaucs lie could to help to make, the new scheme a success. ' , , , • One of the • vendors asked what Tvoukjl be the position about suburban , milk coming in by road. Mi\ Olliver said that it would po *o the clearing, station. That matter had been arranged with the assom-uion. The questioner: All the_ vendors do not belong to the association. Mr. Olliver: But all the milk mil have to come through the clearing station, a/ that is required by 'he by-

la Another vendor: What time will. tho milk that arrives at 10 o'clock at night be delivered to the vendor; Mr Olliver: It will he released in the morning. We will have, to come to an agreement about the time. Questioner: Is it not possible to f£e • delivery at night? The earlier milk goes out in the morning the better. Mr. Olliver: But I understand that the train comes in at between IIWU at night and 1 o'clock in the morning. The questioner: Not as late at ° C ''Men are very scarce, .and if they get away early they will b8 able to ge through their rounds, observed one of the vendor's.' , ■' , Question: When we sign for the m k will we get a certificate as to the quality Olliver: There will be no certiti•CaQuestion:. Well, what benefit do we A. Wright: The benefit to the vendor is this : In the past vendors have been- fined for selling milk that they traded just as they receded it, hut in the future the vendors should have no fear of that as theclearin station will not send out milk that is of the vendors thought that as 'there was a good meeting arrangement should he come to for de vendor said that for milk to show a true test it was 13^ 1 '' 6 to have it tested while it va3 fresh. The matter was further discussed W Subsequently it was agreed by resolution that tho vendors would put, alltheir- milk through the municipal clearing station, .and commence their xounds not earlier than-1 p.m daily, no milk to be delivered on Sundays ot public holidays. It was also resolved that the rient- promulgated by tho City Council. seeking to lift the milk at the several railway Rations, being superrocatorv under tli' ;Act, the same be not Binned, but tha V.the resolution above be" taken as carrying the necessary enabling powers.