CONTROL OF DAIRIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 160, 27 June 1908, Page 6

CONTROL OF DAIRIES.

IS XIIE INSI'IXTION KHJ STItIXOEXT?

"This i- a mutti-r of the utmost, importance to tile, industry/' said -Mr. l'ovein.iii. cli.iiriiiaii of the Dairy Conference, in referring to the new provision for the inspection of dairies and stock-yard-;. The subject, he continued, wa*> one thai had lii'i'u befure tin- Dairy Association for year*,. while since the last meeting tin' actual inspectors hint been appointed and were now taking up their duties. The delegates had probably seen it stated ill the press that some of these in»pectur.s wen* very arbitrary in their action against dairy farmers, find were on tlieni laying down concrete lloors to yards, races, etc. .Many dairymen found it diHuult to comply with these demands. Whether these statements were true or jiol he could not say. Iml thev had the assurance of' the lion. Mr. McNab. and aNo that of Mr. (.'iifton. ihe Chief Stock In-pector, Dial arbitrary action wonbl not be taken unless eircmibiances compelled it. ami that the in-pcctoiy, were ji'oinj; out more as advisers. He fully recognised that Uieiv were where coercion was needed--(llear. hear) - and could only think that ih.« ca-e- referred to in i)ie papers were of that nature. He hoped that members of the :t--orialion and dairymen generally would <_'ive the scheme a fair trial (hear. liearl - for he wa- sure that if only they could «>ct clean milk it would b.' of immen-e benefit to the industry. i A [if!.i u-e.) The jjoint raised wa- an interc-tin;: one to all present. Mr. <Jane (Norinatibyj couriered it was rather hard on leasehold dairymen lo have to put in concrete Hour* aii-i I'Jie- llli'il" OWII c-« .-t. He thought --' l);'' relief -buuM be e) Veil. Mr. Foreman -aid the Mini-del* of Agriculture had alrcadv ;riven a promise in that, direction. Mr,-I. Ilrown w,ntted |o know if there ua- likely lo be ;inv finally to (his dai:v in-pection. Mm- in-pector had mad.- Itjni pave hi- yard, and ihen ;uioi 11 ei' r.une abinii and compelled hint to i■.i U■ • i'e t e it. IVlhap- betol'e loll"' lie Would have to pull hi- coneivie ap and pot briek- in its place!

" W'r Iri\e had a vi-it from a dairy ip-pector." -aid Mr. liibb. "but >0 hmi: a • u'e had drainage and mi on lie tiled -a'i-tiei!. and -aid we need noi 11 -* T in ci-m re; e. I dna'l 1 hink Mr. "a .iwn need It" fri^hieih'd." other -pi aker- -taled that Hie in-,pee-t-»r- were ii"t on com-rete lloors -o a- the place- were well kept with :m\inn" and |M-rha|»- a liitJe whitewash 011 the wall-.