MIXING MILK.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 115, 7 February 1908, Page 10

MIXING MILK.

■ . FGll CITY CONSUMPTION. A DJiP liT A.TION FROM THE COUNTRY. - A matter connected with a to' supply Wellington •. n ith - st-orihsod. milk was: Drought'under; the uotipa.of tile-Minister for i'ublie: flcajth (tho ;Hoii..' G.'. Fowlds) \by a • deputation /yesterday .'afteniooii/. Tho'deputation cbnsistfU of ; Messrs*' Griffiths and Swab,'r,. dairy-'farmers, of !ot.aki,. : ,aii'd Messrs. Droadbolt aiiu .Hudson,'also.dairy" farmers')of'. ! Levin. Tliey w_ero' Mr; W.'H." iMcid, M:P. V. /-. ■ ■ ' It was explained to the Minister that the deputation 'desired'-to; collect n)ilk at" their, dairy factories.in Levin, and Otaki from registerbd dairies, in the district, and mix. and pasteuriso .it and' sen'd ; itto Wellington for' city consumption. They had found, however, that' they could, not (lo this' under the .regulations. . They understood" tho, r'egula-' tiuns ta. s'pecify tliiit no milk could/bo- distributed'; in tho city from a regis- ' tercd d'birj/arid' being : kept distinct to on--able identification fccj be;, nmde. ■' If 'tliatwere ■ sd; the various ' registered supplies' could ribt bb mixed, for -. ' ; i.Tho MinistcV said hq' was not/aiyare of theexistence of "siioh He quito ' sympathised' /with %•' deputation, ;and h» , would; consult . tho ;Chief Health Officor-'and . have the matter lookfrrl iii^.. -.It/ivits quit®' possible/' of coursp./tliat soiiie slioli regulation might .exist.'in the.'city b.y-laiys.' ~/?■■.,'. ,-j.