THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY REGULATIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12393, 1 July 1902, Page 2

THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY REGULATIONS.

1 A deputation from the Executive of the Dunedin and Suburban Dairymen's Association waited ort Mr J. D. Ritchie, Secretary of 1 Agriculture, on Saturday morning at the office of, t the Stock Department. The deputation was Introduced by Mr,B«r. day, M.H.K,, Mr ,}. A." Millar, M.H.R., was uttlvoidably late, but appeared' before the business was,finished. With. the deputation was _ asjo'ejatod the representative from the Taieri'ahd Peninsula Milk Supply Company. Mr D. M'Gregor (president of the Mid-, ciation), who 'acted as spokesman, 'stated that the association represented afcoul 70 of the dairymen,, principally/retailers; in Drfn-' edin and suburbs. Ho wished to bring ""dor tho, notice of the Agricultural Department several sections of the regulations under 'The Dairy Industry Act, 1668," which .were considered to bo somewhat difficult, for the dairymen- to act up to.Mr M'Gregor explained that thoso whom he, represented, taken as ft whole, did not object to having regulations under whioh they : must work, nor did they object to having an inspector to seo that the regulation were earned out, as long as the regulations were not too eovore. Regarding tli« inspector, the association was perfectly satisfied that the present one Was administering til®' act n iv very cartful way, and had shown good judgment in all his dealings. %* having been ..discussed, Mj Ritchie, after Stating that he was'very pleased indeed to have mfct tho deputation, admitted that In somo Instances tho regulations were porhajis slightly stringent; but as they were praotically on trial .he would* consider the mitten brought -uiidSr his notice and give effect to thorn whfcre practicable. ,

It waa pointed out to Mr . Ritchie 'that the deputation whioh waited on tho Hon; Mr Duncan in tho .first of )bst week did not represent tho Dunedin and , Suburban' Dairymen s Association, nor. did it represent the Poriinsula dairy'farmers.,. :*' . ■ ; In'speaking, to, tho vote of t'hanji# fnt W-'. ine reco'vcd'the'deputation so.cordially, Mr Hltclue stated thai lie. was .pleased to lje' #1)1b to Wy that the deputation had itecrtV so far as he could see at tho present time,' most reasonable in its domands. L , - A vote of thahks to Messrs Millar'and Barclay concluded the business, . '