MILK FOR WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 268, 1 August 1918, Page 5

MILK FOR WELLINGTON

CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION OF ' i ItESBRVISTS. ' A diversion of. milk from a cheese factory to tlio city was effected by tho Second Wellington Military.. Servico Board' yesterday. Charles' D. Sutton, dairy farmer, said he was milking 24 cows at Te Horo ami had other cows coming into profit. He had two young childion, and his wife was his' solo assistant. One brother had been killed at the front and a second brother was in camp. Ho would have to sell the farm if he were taken into,camp. In answer to a question 'put by tho chairman .of tho Iward, Sutton stated that he'sent the milk to a cheeso factory, r He was under contract to.supply the fac-1 tory for seven months in-the year. ; "If exemption's granted it will bo' on.condition that you send the milk to j Wellington," said the chairman. I Appellant staled he presumed the fac-; tory would -nsist upon the contract. Ho ' might be fined for a breach. The' Chairman: Tho law will not allow that. The case- was adjourned until the first meeting of tho board in September, op- ' pellant in the meantime to send his milk to the city. In the caso of a Karori dairy farmer at present supplying Wellington the ■board granted sine die exemption lon , condition that the milk continued to como to the city.