DAIRY INSPECTION.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 63, 12 September 1908, Page 5

DAIRY INSPECTION.

THE NEW REGULATIONS

(Special to Advocate.) (By Telegraph.) WELLINGTON, to-day. The new regulations under the Dairy Inspection Act were presented to Parliament yesterday by the iu.-.i. R. McNab, Minister for Lain!.; and Agriculture, wM Unloved that they be referred to the Stock Committee for consideration.

Mr Massey, leader of the Opposition, referred to the feeling of anxiety which had prevailed among dairymen in regard to the regulations, and drew from the Premier a protest against wild rumors which had been circulating. Mr Ross suggested that when the regulations wore before the committee, an opportunity should be given to leading people interested in the dairying industry of giving evidence, so that the committee could secure their assistance in formulating regulations which would be equitable and just. He thought that if the committee . were enlarged to include a number of members representing dairying districts it would be an advantage. The Minister of Lands (Hon R. McNab) said he was afraid some of the anxiety had been fanned for political purposes. He had met representatives of the dairymen in conference in Dunedin, and Auckland, and ho had not found it suggested that there, was any feeling of danger as to what the regulations contained. In many cases they wanted to go further than the .Department 'required. While the conditions of manufacture were equal-in. New Zealand to those in any part of the world, the conditions under which the milk was produced were far from satisfactory. The Government hoped to bring up the standard of -milk production to something like that of tho manufacture of butter. He intended asking the committee to allow the Department to call evidence. He arranged previously to have the committee strengthened to" include dairy representatives, but he did not think it should be further onlarged. Members would see that there were only two or three cases in which tho opinion of the inspector came in, and a modified form of appeal should be given.