MILK SUPPLY TO SCHOOLS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23946, 13 May 1943, Page 4

MILK SUPPLY TO SCHOOLS

COMPLAINT OF IRREGULAR DELIVERIES Complaints of irregular delivwief flj milk to primary schools were WIM by delegates to a meeting of the Canterbury School Committees’ tion last evening, and on the mowfln J] Mr w, T. Langley it was decided»■ write to United Dairies, Ltd., and we Health Department asking for an explanation. The following school*, were stated to be North Brighton, Spreydon. New B rl » n ’ ton, Ricoarton, and South Brighton. Mr G. H. Mcllraith said that P« one drop of milk had been dehverao to the North Brighton School this year. The position was brought to the none* of the school medical officer, who approached the manager of Dairies, Ltd. (Mr J, H. Hams). Wne ß questioned about the position, Mr ris had replied; “Don’t you know the « is a war on?" . , . , Mr C. D. W. L. Sheppard (interjecting); Which war, the milk war or me other one? . ■ Other delegates also referred to instances where, they said, no milk n _ been delivered to schools, or supph« had been irregular. Reference was also mace to the pm posed washing of mhk bottles byaepo children. , .. ... “I know of cases where plastic«e was put in the bottles by the vb'lorer. said the secretary (Mr A. Greenwo°“ ; , “The cleaning machines wont oei ■ with that”