MILK ZONING SCHEME

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25244, 24 July 1947, Page 6

MILK ZONING SCHEME

MOST OF VENDORS LICENSED CHOICE NOW GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS About two-thirds of the 133 milk vendors in Christchurch have been issued with licences tq operate under the Christchurch Metropolitan Milk Board’s revised ?pning scheme, which is qow ip force. The scheme gives customers the choice of raw or pasteurised mi lJ «, and thp choice of at least three vendors in each zone, and in some cases more. Originally tjie scheme was to have been put into operation on July 1, but the board was restrained from doing so by an interim injunction which was granted by the Supreme Court on June 26 on the application of the Christchurch Milk Vendors’ Association and Albany Dairy. Ltd. An application bJ the Milk Board for rescission of the interim injunction was granted by Mr Justice Fleming on July 11. The secretary of the Milk Board (Mr H. S. Feast) said yesterday that other vendors who had not obtained licences and were still operating were doing so illegally. As far as was known, vendors were operating only in the zones in which they weje permitted to operate by their licences. Mr Feast explained that the new scheme made it mandatory* for the vendor to supply milk on request in one specified zone. It also gave authority to operate on request in other zones adjoining his original zone, and specified in his licence'. The terms of the licence required each vendor to supply either raw or pasteurised milk according to the customer’s requirements.