“DEPLORABLY LOW.”

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 4

“DEPLORABLY LOW.”

DOMINION MILK DRINKING. COST OF DISTRIBUTION. The National Dairy Association of New Zculand its Concerned at the low consumption of mill; in New Zoailund. In its report to he presenlcd at the coming dairy eonl‘erence at Hastings it will show that although generous UlTei's to assist in o drink—more—mili; campaign have been made by the New Zeulund Mainii‘ttoturers‘ Association, as well as other organisations, “the conclusion cannot be avoided that the dairy industry, which should be the most closely interested, has shown the most apathy 01' any section or the community. "For a. dalryins country such as this the per cupitu consumption oi“ niiik ls deplorahly low, and our position in comparison \\iih other countries is not at all fluttering. In con—centrating on the manufacture ._il‘ butter and cheese. and struggling to ilnd overseas nnirliels for its con—slnntiy—oxpundlng production, the in—dustry has undoubtedly overlooked, or :IL trust disregnrdi-d, the obvious outlet (ll its o\\n doors. Value as a Diet. "The wine of mill; us a diet for rhitdron is too \\oli estaiilislu'd to nvrd emphasis) mid tln- roslills of Hit: runipdrulin-l)‘ small quantity that “d 5 tit‘l‘ll distriliutt‘d lo srhools in tho nluin wntrrs. through the ei't'orts oi' sorint organisations, show ronrlusivrly \\'liul iinnn'nsi- lwnviit \\ould anti-rim lo ltll‘ noun-I'd] standard of jun-nil» tit‘illtll ii' .1 national St'tit‘llll‘ ol' distri—lultion in the srliuois were to in: intro--dume "ttili‘ ul‘ tho tutors which must lw closol) i-\;uninwt in our srllonn' is; ”it“ cost or distribution. ll' :1. |':irinvr rllll prodiirv inillt .IL it mist ot’ sixtn'nm: lu‘i' uiillulu ltlt‘l't' .‘tltllt'.tl's in IN sun!"thin; Izulivull)‘ \\ron: that it should rust proutirnlly ltll't‘l‘ limos ”LII .unount. to transport it, from tho twin to tln‘ consunn‘r‘s door. .\diniltvdly tho [li'nlllt‘ill is hot so sinlplo .is sun-l 1 :l .\‘ltltt‘lllt'ilt :nixht lndli'nte. hut it should in: lilishttltl', lI)‘ unill-.t I‘t't'nrtt to tlinl :i solution. It is import. lin\\' that. tho I;o\‘vrnnn‘nl is inking; owitho lun'don or l-xnori murkoiiny. Hut lln- linir) I‘nuii'll \\ill lw nlilo to lll'\ttt|' sum.- :Iltrntion In tho ItH‘ut milk 1‘1“”)lvln. in solution of \\llilrll \\onlil roni‘nr turnn' limit-ills lint only on tlu‘ dairv trll'iliCl‘b but on tho Winon- .is 4 whole.‘