THE MILK SCHEME.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 181, 26 April 1919, Page 11

THE MILK SCHEME.

' VEXDOItS APPROVE BLOCK SYSTEM, Speaking 011 Iho subject of tho applications which vendors bad sent in tot' l " committee in connection with the block system—*olllo 01" which, as uiiciuly pointed out. were not quite in orrier—Councillor C. J. 13. .Norwood, clminnnn of the City Council's .Milk' L'oniniiltec, .stated to a Dominion reporter yesterday that lie was able to say with sonn- degree or pleasure-that. tins whole of tho. vendors, with-one. exception, had now complied with the .'committee':!, wishes . respecting the form of application for consideration iii connection with the block system, and he believed, that they Vero prepared now whatever differences tlu-re had • been .m the past, to work whole-heartedly. with the committee in bringing fhu >chcjmsto a successful issue.'' As. the .position now stood so long, as tliey had tile cooperation of the vendors there \yas 110 . reason why .a jicri'cctly pure milk 'supply. could - not be provided in WoUiiigtoil'. .It would be interesting lor tho public .to learn that ever'since the City .Council : lmd handled tlio niilk .to the present time tile average bultc'i'-fat-test of the milk had been highly satislaclory. "I would ask the :,iiblie," said Councillor Norwood, "not-t ; o ! ;\ke■ too. serious- ! ly all flint may be said oh the milk (jues- - lion during the present election- cam")>iiifjii l>y : intending candidates for • the council,-'whose knowledge o'' the subject ■is necessarily'rest rioted. ' -At .siui.li times ■ there are,'naturally, lnlluefiers at wont from which the electors 'may bo tempted to come to false conclusions. 1 want the public to' know that the scheme is a really good one, and that the members of mv committee- are so strong in-their, personal interests.in the success of tho. schema tlinl'.tliev are determined,, if reelected,'not to leave-one siono unturned .to bring.,about, the .results tliey origin-, ■ally set out- to achieve.. It is our. intention- to approach -. the • Wellington' branch' of,tho British Medical- Associa-. .tiou with. the. raiuest that .it- appoint one' of-.its members lo- act asaif honorary' -.member, of • the .Milk- .Committee,.;.. Pure milk is one of. the :first..essentials to health; and we. would; like to have with us .a 'professional man to supervise' thescheme from-a hygionip .point of ■ view, and advise us in other ays conducive to the health of the community." ' ..For the present, Hie block, system would be worked by. a number of'.companics. .The. idea 'tyros' a thoroughly "workable one, if iiot so ('(.ononiical i;.s ilie -.single'company propoxl origiiVnllv; .made .by. the committee. ".However," if '"thoy were/contcnt' \yitlr tile .less advantageous system' the .committee': wishect tlin.ni. all success, as'the idea .was finite workable,It was anticipated .that if. would, bo. approximately two 'years before tho'comluitleo would have -in its possession the latest dala and' up-10-dalo plant for the •ideal system of niillc. ('istribiitioir, :'viz., the Container system. In tile-meantime : the- vendors would be able- to get easy, into the working of the block system, ■'which would pnve the way for the ini: lirovoiivenfs to come ill the future, when "the milk for each -household would be ■sealed in -n container in the milk' station, and will bo so delivered at every ■ door, ■ thus 'eliminating any-chance of -contamination or adulteration between- , tho station and the consumer. ■