WELLINGTON'S MILK SCHEME.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16425, 20 January 1919, Page 8

WELLINGTON'S MILK SCHEME.

« TO OPERATE FROM TO-I>AY. >. To-day the War Regulations govern*'; inrr tho sale of milk m borougns will , oonie into operation in Wellington. It should bo noted, that 110 other place in'.. New Zealand is concerned (says this;: "Post"). The regulations were gazet?" ted in September last, but do not | ply except in boroughs "declared" by tho Minister of Internal Affairs. On and after to-day it will be "unlawful for ) any person, whether as principal, ■ or otherwise (other than the Corpora--tion .. . and its servants'or agents)^(a) to sell milk ; or (b) to deliver milk im pursuance of a contract of sale made, whether within the borough or else* where; or (c) to have milk in his pos J I session for sale, save nndor a. license is- ' I sued in that beluilf by the Council onthe borough, and in accordance witli thb■ J terms and conditions thereof." * ' The City Council's new scheme, then, will operate from to-day, when th®. Council will have practically a monopoly. l At first it is not anticipated that thai public will notice the change, unless ifl be in tho direction of receiving purer! milk. Owing to the labour difficulty, brought about principally through the epidemic, the equipment at the milk station, in Dixon street, has not been! quite completed but tho Milk Committee has every reason to believe that the) milk will bo handled with expedition right from tho, start. The rearrangement of the milk supply has necessarily entailed much work ana much thought, and it would not be surprising if the maximum result is not obtained on th< first day. "If we can bo assured thai the vendors will enter into the new conditions with a desire to facilitate matters," stated Cr. Norwood on Saturday, "all the groundwork is available fot a commencement without the slightest disarrangement or inconvenience. If we do not get the assistance that we feel sure will he forthcoming it will be impossible for any inconvenience or dis-' organisation to extend beyond the first) day." Cr. Norwood stated that there was every indication that the vendors were now settling down to a position which would admit of the blocking o£ the city very soon. The vendors were forming themselves into workable groups, and the committee did not anticipate any further trouble in thifl | connexion. With the blocking of the>, city the coupon system would be intro-j duced. The full co-operation of the; public would then be necessary for the < complete success of the scheme. !} After to-day, when tho station will be •' in full operation, in ilk will not remain; on the premises of vendors, but will bei delivered to householders direct fromlj the station, where it will be retaind), under the very best conditions.