CLEAN MILK.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12102, 23 July 1901, Page 6

CLEAN MILK.

TO THE EDITOR. SIR.-I am sorry indeed llv.it I should have* m.«d the w„r Mckb Smnil! and ale 50,,. l,„t they , umW hrar ;„ miml e two swalows do not make a summer," neither «, 1 two d 0:,,, dairies make a (Join milk supply for fimiedin. Ido not back down mie iota from my former itaten.ent about dirty men. hoys, utensils, etc. I have repwledly soon, in Dim«lm suburbs, (WV3 drinking filthy water fro,,, surface while nt the „ lmo „,„„ „,<,„ „ f iu!mlim ,; fever were n, houses from ivliic-h a portion of his drainage ilo«-«l, while t |, c oaring of garbage was a common sight. Now. I know for „ fact that tin- milk from these Bnine cows fonncd a psriion of IJmicdiu's supply Agani T may mention Hint mil very long ago there was a ease or two in the police court where the delcndauts wore fined for carrying pigs food vowels with their "milk lllclisik .\ow, I do not accuse either of these gentlemen of sucl, enormities, nor of being otherwise- that, clean dairymen; but these awl similar facts stare one unpleasantly in the face and render my words true-viz that ,\cw Zealand towns are not supplied with elean milk. I would like very much to spend a day with .Mr Smn.il], also with :Mr Matlne.son, and might bo able to give even those gentlemen a few wrinkle" Mr intentions were of the best, and wero intended to benefit, the supplier as well as the consumer. I want to spare the former the. drudgery lie complains of; to allow him to start Ins work about 6 in the morning i„. stead of 3.30. In place of hawking the milk from house to nouso. I want to save him this trouble and enable him to leave tho whole quantity at onn place anil be punctually paid, without •deduction or loss. It is not such as Mr Sinaill or Mr Matliieson who supply impure milk, kit you or I, Sir might get the other man's. Besides, are ihero no cases of unlicensed or unregistered dairies'; As to my ability to lie a critic well, I am quite connictent. I thoroughly understand the whole qtirstion, from the beginning to the end. both theoretically and practically.—T am, do., Dunedin, July 22. J, Jf

of a Maltese eros?, bearing the following insoiiptioii: l'roßcntcd to Trooper (here followed the immo in each instance) from tic residents of th o NorlMfost Valley »n their return from the Transvaal war." Speeches, songs, etc., followed. MILTON'. llio Hilton representatives—Corporal Drinnan and Troojiers llowatsou and Thomson—returned on .Saturday, .Inly 13. They were met at. (lie railway station by this Mayor (Mr Moore), the council, volunteers, the local band, and half the town, and went through the streets at the head of a procession. At the Commercial 11 11 1e 1 they were entertained at dinner, and on the 17th a social was held in their honour. CI'OMW'ULL. Lieutenant .lolly, Corporal Mason, and Bombardier Kady'returned to Cromwell on Thursday, the 18lli. They were met outside the town by the volunteers. Oddfellows, and school children, and a band, and escorted to the Council Chambers, where they were officially received by the Mayor. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Iu the ovoniii|f the town was illuminated, and a quantity of fireworks let off. A social was held the licxt night, WKDDKRBURN. Trooper M'Lennan. from Central 0ta« o , ivns entertained at a dinnei in the Wedderlnirn Hotel. About 75 persons were present, including a number of residents of Xasehy and Troopers Heath and While Aflet the limner a smoke concert was held' and at this Mr Inder (the Mayor 0 r Nasebvj presented Lieutenant M'Lennan, on behalf of the residents or the district, with a gold mctlal. Ilm ceremony of pinning it on was i performed by bis own mother, and tho little : jncidcnl was very afleoting. SHAG POINT. Lieutenant M'Lennai: and Trooper White of Nascby, Trooper liny, of Shan Point, 1 rooper .lames Roger, of Sandvmounl. Lieutenant Marshall, of Otcpopo, Corporal Low. ', Ravensboiirne, all had enthusiastic receptions on their return to their native towns. (IEXKKAL. Corporal .T. I). Watt was entertained by the officers of tlio Lands and Survey depart, menl in Dunedin at the Criterion Hotel on Saturday, the 20th. The head office stair of the- U.S.B. Co welcomed Corporal S. I, Jones at a .smoke concert in the Provincial Hotel on I'ridav evening, July 19. The Cargill Kilwinning Lodge, Xo. 63? 8.C., held a social iu the Anglican school' room, Port Chalmers, in honour of Bro Donald M'Donald. Tho Havcnsbourne floating and Football Clubs Rave a- reception to Corporal James Low, of Ihe fourth contingent, in the local boating shed ,on Wednesday, July 17, at which lie was presented with'a gold Maltese cross. I Troopers Duncan, M'Donald, and V. owanick, of Lawrence, were wclcoiued hack by the townspeople at a social in the Town Hall, oil Wednesday, July 17.