DAIRY REGULATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 6

DAIRY REGULATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

The Dairy Com!misisi'one<r, in his report upon his recent travels, what has often before bean impressed upon New Zealand dairy-farmers — that the superiority of the produce from other countries, moet of which are at a disadvantages in climatic ajid other conditions compared with this country, is entirely due to thebetter condition in which their milk ' ia delivered to the factories; in otherwords, that there are amongst New Zealand dairy-farmers some of the dirtiest ia the world. This is a humiliating imputation, but it cannot be denied, and Parliament has determined t"o do nothing to remove tie v -reproach. The proposed Dairy Regulations were strongly opposed by fcboee who claimed to represent the dairy-farmens, but few of whom had any knowledge of ■whnt is required in other countries in regard to milk-supply. A comparison of the New Zealand Regulations withr those which ar« suggested -byt tho English journal, The Dairy, as a N model,, or with thoss iwfcach haveiieeni-for-mutated for use ir flte inspection of dairies \. and milk supply in; the United States, wilLr eJio-w that even had the ftnsrt-Dcentioned^* bsen adopted and enforced to the full they would still have bsea the least strict- code. A Eectdon of dairy-farmers and members. of Parliament appear to think that tbe ecarciity which heOseaeon. compeHtd dealers and censuroers to buy anything in tho shape of butter, regardlees of its faults, will continue for* ever 1 but, they will be und?teived on the firet*lull in tho market, when the indifferenit and dirty men will soon lose a great deal moro in b!\e price of thcar product than would hava paid for putting their premises into decent order. Other countries strive ts> improve the quality of their produce by every means; New Zealand, by the recent action of its representatives, appears to be> satisfied with a condition of affairs in dairying wore© than a* "preeent obtains, and .unless there is a change in this attitude the dairy industry will euffer, and that severely. The two schedules of "regulations or conditions referred to are reprinted elfieirhere ; thoss of Denmark hava frequently been published — they are -even mqxe strict, and are administered with tho utmost rigour. Even the Australian States, which many in the Dominion are ' apt to regard with disdain as dairyingcountries, are in advance of New Zealand in this respect.