THE MILK QUESTION.

Otaki Mail, 18 September 1922, Page 2

THE MILK QUESTION.

I MEETING- OE RAHUI NON-SHAKE--1 EOLDSRS’ ASSOCIATION. { The annual mooting of the Rahui Non-Shareholders 1 Association was held ill the Church-room, Otaki Kailwav, on Wednesday evening* last. The Chairman of the Association Mr 11. L. Beauchamp, presided, and there was a fair muster id* members in spite ot* the wintry conditions prevailing. The bal-ance-sheet. as presented by the Secretary, showing a credit balance of £ll, was adopted. The annua! report, presented by the Committee, was read bv the Chairman and also adopted withI out discussion. The linal terms ot" the new agreement as entered iuto between the Association and the Wellington City j Council for the ensuing twelve months I were then read, and members expressed satisfaction with the result. li was decided to register the body of suppliers, and thi is being done under the Incorporated Society’s A**t. Air A. AL Dunk ley was in attendance and presented a set of rules and bvj laws to lie used by the Society, and these were adopted, members expressing their praise for the clear manner Mr Dunkley explained the various clauses. The following gentlemen wore elect* j ed to olliee for the next twelve months; President, Mr Beauchamp; Vice-Presi-dent, Mr William Taylor; Committee, | Messrs Jenkins. Jamieson, and Lander. Air Jenkins was subsequentlv elected . secretary pm loin. On the motion of Mr Slack a very 'hearty vote of thanks was passed tu * the Chairman and Committee for the j splendid work done during the your. ' 'l'he following is tin* letter from the Widlington City < ’mined: — 14 Referring to vour interview w ith I the Milk Commitim* on the ll'Mli uhinm, | with regard in c«»nDart for supply '> r | milk. 1 have to confirm the agreement 'arrived si f as follows: | Term of Coni met. — L 'l*li• * term of the eontract to be for one year from j Ist September 19--. .Vote. —The suggestion made that negotiations for future contracts be en j tere«l into m»t later than June will be I acted upon by the Committee, j Winter and Summer Periods.—!!. ‘ The summer period to be eight months' mmd the winter period four months such periods being as under:—-Summer I period Ist September to .‘lOth April; j Winter period Ist May to .’list August. I Amount to he Supplied.—J. The contract to he for an indefinite amount of I milk hut based on tin* whole supply from the individual fanners at. present I members of your Association (should j any farmer sell out during the period of the contract, the purchaser of the farm to enjoy the privileges of the contract), the milk to he supplied to bo confined to that produced on individual members 1 farms. Pri*e to he Paid.—L The price for the summer period to he based on the butter-fat content of the milk supplied and paid for on the basis of the net s wholesale j>riec of first grade butter in I one pound puts fas from time to time fixed by Messrs J. Nathan and Co., F. N. R. Meadows and Co.. Ltd.. J. B. MaeJCwnn nnd Co.. Ltd., and A. S. Paterson and Co.. Ltd.), less Id per ]b or in the event of the wholesale price of first-grade butter falling below !- ‘A per lb cheese may be selected as a b:r-C of payment. Delivery of milk to be taken at the Rahui factory. The price for the winter period to be double that paid for the summer period, with a mini uni m price of J -3d per gallon of Quality of Milk. - .3. Th< contract b«* based on the supply of fir t grade milk. The supply to conform to the following condition-: Red uc fane not ie - - than leb minute-, acidity not more than .1 Jo p«*r cent. AH milk not. corning up to the above standard, and ary milk that in ?h» opinion of the Department is dirty, or smells strongly of food flavour- to be classed a- second grade, and a.- -uch to be paid for a* Id per lb butter-fat less than the rate payable for iir-t grade milk; all milk containing blood or boastings or is. '-tale within the meaning of the Stock J)t>part me utregulations, to be totally condemned and returned to the supplier if required by him. By-products.—fj. All skim milk or whey to be turned over to the Association free of all cost, same to be deliv-

ercd into the vats provide'!, such skim ruiJk or whey to be disposed of bv th : Association as they muy decide upon for their mutual benefit, the Count;' tot. being responsible for distribution rhouid any whole rnilk be forwarded :o Wellington by the Corporation, and he vendors accordingly be deprived of heir skim milk or whey, such vendors hall receive an allowance for same or: he following basis:—(l) If milk is bang sold and purchased on the basis of 'titter, payments shall be at the rat- of d per gallon to the extent of 85-3both* r the volume of the whole milk ,-o for rarded. (2) If rnilk is being sold and urebased on the basis of cheese, pay* lents shall be at the rate of Id per galm to the extent of 85-100ths of tis olnzne of the whole rnilk so forwarded, ft.* Can- 7. Suppliers to find their own car; —JOHN. if. PaLIIEB. Tows hlr H. L Beauchamp, interviewed by thought a fair course had been steered *n the negotiation- a- between the Council and the Association, and the result would be of great benefit to suppliers and also to Otaki district. Toe fact or thorn being able to dispose of all their winter milk at a minimum price of Is 3d per gallon nett, eeua: to if- Cjd per lb butter-far, was in it-tlf