Eliminating T.B. In Milk Herds
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Negotiations are continuing between the executive of the Town Milk Producers’ Federation and Government departments concerning the. amount of compensation for the loss of dairy cows condemned after TB testing. The federation statement issued today reports that a meeting was held yesterday with Mr E. J. Fawcett Director-G.encrai of Agriculture, and Mr H. 11. limes, Director of Milk Marketing, Concrete proposals covering liability for compensation were discussed. The town milk industry considers TB testing of herds desirable, but claims that as the matter is one of national importance the state should bear the major cost of compensation.
■ The federation executive had, therefore, placed proposals before Government officers providing for elimination of TB in town milk herds on a cost basis of less than Id per gallon of milk. Those proposals were now under consideration by- the Government.
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Northern Advocate, 8 November 1946, Page 6
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