SHORTAGE OF MILK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23358, 29 May 1939, Page 11

SHORTAGE OF MILK

WAIKATO SCHOOLS RATIONED RESULT OF ABNORMAL SEASON , '> [from oun OWN correspondent] Hamilton, Sunday The rationing of milk for consumption by school children has been made necessary by the shortage of supplies due to the adverse seasonal conditions. No milk was distributed in the schools of Hamilton, Huntlv or Putaruru on Thursday, and supplies on Friday were rationed. Mr. D. G. Tngle, of Xewstead, secretary of the New Zealand Milk Distributors' Federation, said it appeared that,, for the early part of the winter the school scheme would have to be drastically curtailed, although it was possible the supply could be maintained for two or three days a week until the new dairying season was fairly under way in mid-July. Mr. Ingle said that the Auckland Milk Council drew 2000 gallons of milk a day from the MatangiNcwstcad district, and, as the council was in a position to offer better prices than local vendors, the latter were having difficulty iu securing supplies. About 000 gallons a day were required for the Hamilton, Huntly and Putaruru schools, but difficulty was at present being experienced in securing this quantity. At (3d a quart the retail price of milk in Hamilton was cheaper than it was in most New Zealand centres, but Mr. Ingle thought an increase would be necessary before long.

POSITION IN THE NORTH SUPPLY STOPPED IN JiIiANTIMIS [from our own correspondent] WHANGAHEI, Sunday On account of the shortage of milk supplies, the provision of the daily milk ration to a number of schools ill the Whangarei anil Bay of Islands districts lias been abandoned for the time being. The schools south of Whangarei as far as Tauraroa have also had their supplies -stopped. Only the schools in Whangarei and immediate vicinity are now being supplied, and difficulty is being experienced in fulfilling the recpiireinents of these. An eflort was made by. the milk contractor to secure supplies from the Whangarei Dairy Company, but the reply was to the effect that the cream supplies had dropped to such an extent tli.it it was doubtful if the company would be manufacturing enough butter to fulfil local orders.