LESSEES AND THE DAIRY REGULATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 6, 1 February 1909, Page 4

LESSEES AND THE DAIRY REGULATIONS.

Subsequent to tin; i-iuisidiTatiou of tliu proposed dairy rcguliilion> at iliu ct»iif«rGiicjiof dairy factory at .Strutlord on Monday last, Mr JJ. Dive, wentioaed .the case of wlio, even though they held only a .sliorl tenure of their holdings, iiiiglit he. ealietl upon under the regulations to erect and asked for a guidance from the meeting as to what proportion of the cost of such buildings should be borne by the landlord.

Tlie chairman, .Air J. Marx, said the meeting could only make recommendations, not law*. If its recommendations concerning the regulations were adopted, *io elaborate yards or sheds would be insisted on, but it was rather a big order •tor the meeting to wake a recommendation concerning the rights of lessees. Mr Dive admitted that the matter wns perhaps outside the scope of tire discussion, but considered the ' regulations might come hard upon some tenants.

The chairman said nothing fresh was insisted on in them.

Mr Allhusen mentioned that Mr McNab had proposed legislation in the direction of making the tenant liable lev interest, on tlie cost of Mich improvemeats plus a charge uepreeiation, Mr as though! il quite beyond the .'luv'ting to make a reeoiumendation from tile 'meeting would not be desirable. and further expressed the opinion that the labour question wa> goi;i«* to be the big problem.

The chairman said the meeting appeared to be getting into dee)) waier. and had belter >tick to one, subject. Mr Dive said that short lessees would he one of the big questions in connection with these regulations, lie did not think the matter should be shelved, but that a resolution should be passed and seufc along with the other.

'the chairman did not feel in a position to give an opinion, and asked if the meeting did. {Cries of No ! No !) Mr J)ivc enquired if the meeting would aliirm the principle of compensation to tenants compelled to erect buildings.

The chairman said the matter was not snlliciently in evidence, and that there was nothing in the regulations to compel anyone to build a cowshed. Mr Wright thought it would be found that the milking machines had got over tlie labour question. Mr Okey, M.P., said the matter affected many tenants. Tin? old regulations enforced certain buildings, and; then "the question came before tlie Stock Committee it was seeu that there might be hardships on landlord or tenant. H was a big question, and would have to be threshed out. The outcome of the discussion was a motion to add a recommendation concerning this matter, but, this was not carried.—Post.