DAIRY REGULATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 292, 4 December 1908, Page 3

DAIRY REGULATIONS.

DEFERRED FOR SIX MONTHS. Farmers in some parts are in mortal dread of the proposed dairy regulationsOn visiting various parts of his electorate, Mr. Buxton, the new member for Gleraldine, found that considerable dissatisfaction existed with regard to the proposed dairy regulations, which some of the settlers stated inspectors had informed them were about to be enforced. The Timaru Post says that on Wednesday morning Mr. Buxton sent the following telegram to Sir Joseph Ward:— "Would it be possible to have dairy regulations passed last session suspended until House meets? Inspectors have given notice to owners of even one cow to concrete yards, bails, etc. These regulations are far too exacting, and will result in many of our small farmers and dairymen having to give up dairying. The whole of my electorate will be much inconvenienced and harassed under these restrictions."

Mr. Buxton received the following reply from the Prime Minister:—"Re your telegram of yesterday, the dairy regulations are not in operation. They have never been approved by the Government; they are not gazetted, and there arc no dairy inspectors gazetted under the Act. There must be some mistaken impression concerning the position in your locality. You have my authority for stating that the position is as indicated, both by the Bou. McXah, Minister for Agriculture, and by myself, in different portions of the country—nams-1 ly, that the recommendations of the Stock Committee concerning the regulations have not yet been considered by the Government, and that there will be full opportunity, given to the farmers and others to thoroughly consider, before anything is finally decided, which, in any case, will not be for the next six months. These remarks do not, of course, apply to the dairy regulation for local consumption, which have been in force since 1901. and which deal with the milk sold for human consumption in Xew Zealand.-J. G. AYard."