BEGINNING OF MILK SCHEME

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 108, 10 May 1938, Page 8

BEGINNING OF MILK SCHEME

Mr. J. ftead still claimed that the Labour Party should have the credit for establishing the City Milk Department, said Mr. L. S. McKenzie, a Citizens' candidate for the City Council, at Roseneath last night. The' real facts were that the then City Council was forced to take action due 1 to the notice given by the Wellington dairy farmers that unless action was taken by the council Wellington would be without milk, because they were turning their supplies into their own factories for export. Mr. Charles Norwood then moved the motion for the establishing of a city milk supply by the council, which was carried, and he selected his own committee, consisting of himself, Councillors Luckie, McKenzie, Bennett, Shoreland, Wright, and Burn. Mt. McKenzie traced the development of the scheme from that beginning and said that; though difficulties had arisen from time to time, they had been overcome by friendly conferences of everybody connected with the supply. Today the same policy was carried on, and the splendid position of the milk department today was due to the founders,and to the work of all concerned in the industry. "It would be much more generous if Mr. Read gave full marks and credit to Sir Charles Norwood and the other gentlemen, who hot only deserve it, but are entitled to it," said Mr, McKenzie.