CITY MILK SUPPLY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 140, 10 December 1929, Page 10

CITY MILK SUPPLY

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —As a staunch supporter of th« Municipal Milk Supply scheme, I was in« terested to read two items in "The Post* recently on this subject. One was a sub« leader, and the other a suggestion regard* ing giving the children a glass of milk at school at 11 o'clock in the morning. This is an excellent suggestion, but might I point out to the Milk Department that parents would be more pleased to receive their fresh milk each morning at in hour that would allow the kiddies to have fresh milk for their breakfast.

I have taken the matter up personally, with the manager of the milk depot, who informs me that the department cannot guarantee "fresh milk for breakfast" owing to the restrictions of the award under which the men work, but while this may be so, private milkmen are delivering as early as 5 a.m., and incidentally getting customers away from the council If the number of carts on the rounds cannot complete the delivery by 7.30 a.m., it is the duty of the milk department to increase the delivery facilities.

When Mr. Norwood launched the scheme one of his aims was "fresh milk for breakfast," and having acquired a virtual monopoly by legislation, the council have a duty to the consumers. It is not sufficient to say that 80 per cent, get fresh milk in time for breakfast. We expect 100 per cent, service from the department, land I venture to suggest that a private company would have put itself on side ia this matter long ago.—l: am, etc.,

FRESH MILK.