Auckland’s Milk Supply.

Northland Age, Volume 2, Issue 41, 22 May 1906, Page 5

Auckland’s Milk Supply.

Mr. A. Busck has written to the City Council thanking the members for their appreciation of his endeavour to point out the present* unsanitary and unhygienic of the milk supply to the city and suburbs. He felt much disappointed by noticing how little the Council realised the extremely unsatisfactory condition of the milk supply, and the imminent danger it meant to tne citizens of Auckland. It was only reasonable to presume that the Council being satisfied with entrusting an investigation of such an important matter to a novice as far as milk hygiene was con-

cernod, would also leavo the forming of regulations in the hands of untrained and inexperienced, in which case the control of the milk supply would be worse than useless. The inspection already carried out it showed that the inspector of nuisances oertainly had done his duty unshrinkingly, but the question naturally arises, what would be the result of an inspection carried out by a scientifically trained expert in milk hygiene, when tho result of the recent inspection brought to light such disgusting and unsanitary revelations. In regard to the samples of milk taken from time to time to be analysed he had no hesitation in stating that this control of the milk supply was of very little value, especially if the samples were taken by a novice. Even if the samples were taken by an expert, 15 years colonial experience in connection with the dairy industry of this colony had proved that the samples taken from time to time were quite inadequate for an up-to-date milk control. Nothing proved that better than the few adulterated samples which had been secured during tbe past ten yeais in this city by the City Council, while private tests during the Bame period had proved beyond doubt that there had been plenty of milk sold in Auckland with from 2 to 20 per cent, of water, and other cities in New Zealand, with a more frequent inspection, had /e----vealed a large number of adulterations with water from 2 to as high as 40 per cent. He trusted that the Council would further consider a question so essential to the health of any city.—“ Star.”