LATE DELIVERY OF MILK

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23177, 14 November 1940, Page 8

LATE DELIVERY OF MILK

♦ COMPLAINTS RECEIVED IN AUCKLAND NEW CONDITIONS FOR ROUNDSMEN (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND. November 13. Many complaints are being received by the Metropolitan Milk Council about the late delivery of milk under the system introduced on Monday, whereby roundsmen start work at 3 a.m., instead of 2.30 a.m. as formerly. The objections come mainly from workers whose homes are situated toward the end of rounds, and who cannot obtain fresh miiK in lime .for breakfast. The chairman (Mr I. J. Goldstine) said the council was still awaiting a reply from the Minister for Labour (the Hon, P. C. Webb) to a letter which it had written to him in Se P; tember. proposing that delivery should begin at 1 a.m. during eight months of the year, and that daytime delivery should be introduced for the four winter months as compensation to the roundsmen. , • „ "We have never received more than a formal acknowledgement of the letter,” remarked Mr Goldstine The whole situatioh was explained to Mr C L Hunter, the Minister s liaison officer, at the end of last week. It is to be presumed that Mr Hunter will report fully to the Minister, who alone has power to alter the present stalling time. The milk council is not a party to the milk roundsmen s award, ana has no authority whatever in the matter. It can only wait and sec the Minister is prepared to take any action.”