HIGHER MILK PRICES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21758, 24 March 1934, Page 13

HIGHER MILK PRICES

PROTEST TO THE COUNCIL PROPOSED ZONING SYSTEM COMMITTEE TO REPORT Letters protesting against the recent increase in the price of milk were received at a meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council yesterday. The letters were from the Grey Lynn Unemployed Workers' Association and the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children. The letter from the Unemployed Workers' Association stated that it had heein decided at a well-attended meeting that the unemployed of Grey Lynn should absolutely refuse to buy milk at the increased price. It was stated that if the increase was enforced thousands of children would be deprived of the greatest necessity of life. A protest was also forwarded by the women's section of the association. It was stated that it was felt the council had deliberately overlooked the fact that the increased price would fall heaviest on the innocent babies of relief workers, many of whom were already suffering from malnutrition, and hone of whom bad had sufficient milk even at the lower price. The letters were received. The payment for milk by means of coupons and the zoning of the district were discussed. Both matters were referred to the distribution committee to advise when the systems should be put into operation. Two inspectors were appointed, each at a salary of £5 a week, from over 200 applicants. The successful candidates were Mr. K. 0. Moir and Mr. J. I. , Griffiths. | Members agreed , that it wast desirable that Mr. R. E. Herron, general mana- . ger of the Wellington municipal milk j department, should be asked to address ' the council and other interested parties on the milk industry in general. It was ; left to the chairman, Mr. G. W. Hutchison, to make such an arrangement if possibly . BpUNDARIES OP DISTRICT OTAHUHU VENDORS' REQUEST A petition signed by 10 vendors, requesting that Otahuhu should be included in the Auckland Metropolitan , Milk Council's district, was received at j a meeting of the council yesterday. It was stated that more signatures could have been obtained had time permitted. The petition said that cut-throat business was uneconomic, and that vendors Were being reduced to such & position that' they would shortly be unable to continue if present prices prevailed. A communication from the Otahuhu Borough Council requested the Milk Council to make no decision until it had received further information from the Borough Council. Mr. I. J. Golclstine suggested that before extending its boundaries, the council should find out whether there were other districts wishing to be included. Consideration of the petition was deferred, as requested by the Otahuhu Borough Council.