CITY'S MILK SUPPLY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 19 August 1913, Page 5

CITY'S MILK SUPPLY.

RIVAL FACTIONS ACTIVE. DEPUTATION TO MAYOR. A further move in connection with the sysleuia using oi the oiLys supply was iiiaue tius ancruoon, wrieii a aeputauoa lroiu mc receutrp-iorniea iuili bupphers' Uo-operauve ASatxs/auoa waited ou mc Alayor. JVlr. Isaac uray, wjio headed the deputation, said vney liad come jorwaru to pomt out certain facts lciaung to ins recent request which was maiie by sl deputation to the Mayor from the combined city milk vendors for the running oi a Sunday train from Pukeko'he ou the grounds that such was necessary in order to secure adequate euppu«s of milk for the city. Mr Gray said that the suppliers who had joined in the co-opera-tive movement contended that there was sufficient milk within a twelve-miiea radius of the city to supply the whole oi the population of Auckland. The olhet deputation bad asked the Mayor to request the Minister for Railways to run tie Sunday train from Pukekohe, stating that at present it only ran from Papatoetoe to the city. This was incorrect, as the train at present ran from Papakura. The Mayor: What do you ask should be done? Mr. Gray: We say that additional train facilities are not needed for the city's milk supply. The Mayer: But what harm would another tiain do to the co-operative suppliers ? Mr. Gray: We claim that we can supply the whole population from districts within a twelve-mile radius of Aucklarld. The Mayor: In other ■words, you dont want their apposition. There is tie cloven hoof again. (Laughter.) Do you intend opening depots in 'the city? Mt. Gray: Yes, from the first of September. We already ihave a list of supplieiß who can eend 4,000 g&Uoas of milk to the city per day. That ie equivalent to half .the city's demands. The Mayor: But the .people of Auckland are r.ot likely to object to a train, service that will bring in a bigger supply of nalk to the city. A member of the deputation: The 1 country is being asked to run a. 'train that is m>t nece=s*ry. You should not : •forget ttot tihe co-operative suppliers are the ones who aim at bringing down tihe ■ price. L«s*t year tie milk vendors were ■paying us 7d. per gallon for milk which ; they were soiling at 1/6. During tihe ' epring, wJ>-.n milk was plentiful, the ! people afjlfrackland should not ihave beau 1 asked *o pay 4<d. per gallon. i The Stayer: I quite agree frith you • there. Are you going to ecU milk 1 cheaper? f Mr. GTay: Yes, we sive you ttat as--1 surance absolutely. We have not ooine 1 forward to roielead you with, regard to ' price. ' The MayoT said in reply that he would, ■ of course, be pleased to forward the : reprcsentati-one of the deputation to the I Minister, but he couJd not give any fur--1 tier assurance.