MIL K REGULATIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8535, 16 March 1908, Page 7

MIL K REGULATIONS.

AN UNATTAINABLE STANDARD. p er "Trnas Association. AUCKLAND, March 13. Referring to Dr. Purdy's letter to the City Council on the subject of the Pure Food Bill and the standard set for solids in milk, Mr John Massey made some interesting remarks at this afterriooon's annual meeting ot tho Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He said he had conferred with one of the principal milk vendors and asked if it was possible to conform with the compulsory standard ot di per cent of butterfat in the milk to be sent into town for human consumption. » The reply was that it was impossible to keep up this standard ol , richness in the milk all tho year round. The position was an extraordinary one. They could not attain the impossible and' supply milk with a percentage of 3.25 of butterfat when at some seasons of the year the cows would not give that standard. It meant that milk vendors would suffer the ignominy of being dragged before the Police Court. ~ . , Mr J. Pi. Walters said it was absolutely impossible to get a 3.25 test all the year round, so that the Police Court would get rich on the fees. Mr Rutherford said it was a serious thing to those supplying the towns with milk to bo. called upon to send in milk of a standard it was impossible to attain. He thought it was a question for the Dairy Association. Mr J. Grey said he did not know where the dairy regulations were going to end.. He objected to the arbitrary powers vested in the dairy inspectors. Mr Johns created some merriment by saying that a chance was now offered to effect a corner in Jersey cows, as no other breed could possibly give such a test. On the motion of Messrs Rhodes and Johns it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the executive. DUNEDIN, March 14. The milk trade regard the new regulations as too drastic and likely to have a very disturbing influence in that industry. Mr Roy. president of the Dairymen's Association, said the dairymen were sympathetic with the Health Department." but as the present regulations inflicted unquestioned hardship they would be strenuously opposed. The new regulations entirely missed the mark, showing that the Stock and Health Departments conflicted. The effect would be an immediate increase in the price of milk.