ZONING SYSTEM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22403, 27 April 1936, Page 13

ZONING SYSTEM

CONSOLIDATING BOUNDS

SUPPORT FROM VENDORS " CUSTOMERS SATISFIED " Support for the Metropolitan Milk Council's consolidation scheme was expressed by a number of vendors at a meeting of the council on Friday. These vendors urged that measures should be taken to reduce the time taken in effecting the consolidations. A letter was received from Mr. G. J. Joseph, on behalf of Hygienic Dairies, Limited, reporting on a consolidation in which his company had been involved. At the final meeting on the matter, a resolution recording appreciation of the work of the council's consolidation officer, Mr. A. Blake, had been passed. The consolidation had been made with the approval of tbo consumers concerned, and where in two or three isolated cases customers had not wished to make the change, it had been found possible to meet their wishes and retain their goodwill. Of the 16 vendors affected, only four were taking their supplies from the company, showing it was possible for a section of the trade, although buying from different treating plants, to work in harmony for the proper regulation of the trade. The secretary, Mr. N. 11. Chapman, said Mr. Blake assured him ;hat 80 per cent of the trade was now behind the council in its consolidation efforts. Amplifying his letter, Mr. Joseph, who headed a deputation of vendors, said 455 customers had been invqlved in the consolidation, 100 miles' travelling a day had beftn saved to vendors, the use of two trucks had been eliminated and a saving had been made of at least £7OO a year. They were only afraid that when the benefits to be derived became obvious, there would be such a rush of applications that the present machinery could not make the changes quickly enough. His experience was that customers were quite satisfied with the alterations, continued Mr. Joseph, and he was at a loss to understand the agitation which a section had endeavoured to work up. He very much doubted if the agitation was a serious one among consumers. The present consolidations would not have been possible without the protection clause. Mr. Joseph's remarks were supported by Mr. T. G. Secjji, who said vendors would prefer for the present to continue with the voluntary consolidations now being made. In thanking the deputation, the chairman. Mr. G. W. Hutchison, said he wanted to give an assurance that attempts to stir up the public would not affect the council in the slightest degree, but would merely be looked on as additional evidence in favour of zoning, of the value of which the council was fully convinced. The success of voluntary zoning was proving all the time the fallacy of the opposition's arguments. He appreciated the cooperation the council was receiving from the great majority of vendors and consumers. "We are not doing this for fun," he continued, "but because we wish, by economic means, to reduce costs, and distribute the saving equitably anions: producers, vendors and consumers." All would get a fair share in the savings effected. HIGHER SALES PROM SHOPS REPORT ON INSPECTIONS The increased quantities of milk sold at shops were shown in a return presented at a meeting of the Metropolitan Milk Council on Friday. In March. 1935, 188 shops were selling lyuler four gallons daily, 127 between four and 10, and 15 were selling 10 gallons o- over. At present only 90 are selling under four gallons, 199 between four and 10, and 77 are selling 10 gallons or. over. A report that good work had been done during March in bringing producers' premises up to a high standard for town supply, and that extensive repairs had been carried out in order to comply with the amended dairy regulations, was received from the Agriculture Department. During the month 204 dairies were inspected, and with the exception of one or two, all had been kept in good and clean condition. Much had been done in the way of white-washing and painting, improvements to yards, floors and walls Several new coolers had been installed.