OUR MILK SUPPLY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7898, 17 March 1887, Page 4

OUR MILK SUPPLY.

' Mr. J. A. Pond has furnished reports to the ! City Council of analyses made on a large 1 number of samples of milk submitted to him . by Mr. Goldie, inspector under the Adulter** r tion Prevention Act. The result is highly ' satisfactory, and shows that as far as quality r ia concerned the milk veadors are dealing o very fairly indeed with their customers, r Only one sample out of 29 was below the u standard, and the depression was so very g trivial that Mr. Pond thought it would be unwise to take any action. In regard to the i, other samples they are stated to be very rioh, and of fair quality. The following are r Mr. Pond's reports l " Mr. G. Goldie, inspector under the Adulters' r tion Prevention Act. 1880, Amendment Aot.loai, » Auckland.- Sir,—On the 7th instant I received . from you 28 samples of milk in sealed bottles, a and taken under the provisions of the above r Act. The samples, which are numbered oon« secutively, were in a perfectly sweet condition when received. I have examined the sample'; ■* and found them all above the standard required >1 by the Act. Of these samples _9 were very i, rich, 13 were good quality, 2 were fair quality, i- and 3 just above the standard. Enclosed I for" d ward the numbers of the last 6, and hall j> n glad# to occasionally receive samples from tne _ vendors to examine as to their general averag „ -I have, &c. J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst. 8 Mr. G. Goldie, inspector.—-On the 2nd 0 instant I received from you one sample of mil* 8 in scaled bottle, without mark. I have ex e amined this sample with the following re f SUlt Specißc gravity ::: ::: 10 45 > { Total solid. 11;^ a Solids, not fab... ~ ... . ... 5.^ IB Fats ... 's Ash., ... ... ••• ,' * . d This sample is below the standard ,^ the Act, which requires 2*5 percentofbuUer , fat. Io this case, however, it Is ao slightly below— to the extent of 2.8 per cen ; I think it would ■»»<*•» take action r 6 than a warning bein,. given, an 10 samples taken for examination. In tne 1 3. case I should like milk taken under the pr IC visions of the 4 Aot, and a larger sample obtained. -I have, &oi, J. A. POND, Colonial Analyst.