MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE

Southland Times, Issue 18934, 22 September 1920, Page 5

MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE

PROPOSED MILK SUPPLY DETOX. AX INTERESTING DISCUSSION. An interest in" djseu.s.dnn arose at the meetin',’ of tin Tuvn Conned last evening ovcr a ii Her from lhe District Labour Connell urging ihe esl: hlishment <■/ a municipal tnilit supply depot. The lell.tr ,-;a!ef. that the Labour Council considered ihai the time ijad now arrived when the Town Council should consider the licet ssity of establishing a municipal milk supply depot, with the appointment of aa expert manager. By this means the consmners would receive a j,urer and cheaper supply. It was considered that the Council had 1 facilities n ihc way of land which could be turned mto a dairy farm .and he made more productive than al present. The Labour Council al-o i. onsidere-d that the milk should be pasteurised, then.lay guaranteeing purer supplies.

Councillor Carswell said that he had no doubt that it would be a (paid I hi ll p: if such a depot wire c.-t abiished m the near fnlnro. Tint Council had land coniine on which would be equal U> any jj-, ihe dominion for the pnrr.o.-e. Ii would no donet tie in tho interest of ihe liealth of ihe community if tin- miik v.r;v paMetins'd. If 1 lie supply was conlrohed hy ihe mnnieipaiily il would reduce the eo-i. of di-i ribui ion by oiiviat.ing the necessity for yw-isl carl-' serving various Cll-lnmers ill liie same st I eel .

Councillor Liliirtrap said that the matter was worthy of die earnest eonsiderarion of liie Coni.rii. In a very short time lire Cr.uni il would have some excellent land for t-he purpose and in sievenlcen years the whole of the large area al present under reclamation would be al ns di.-po-al. A municipal milk supply (lepoi was not outside ih» bound- of possibility, and he hoped ihai ill* mailer would be thoroughly invw'l.icalnil. A -ngge.-t ion by the Mi.yor that the question siioaid in- ref> rn:d lo the Wa er Committee, was laughingly proie.-ied against by ruber i.onCers of the Council. Councillor Milbr paid that if the Council could assist to build up the health of liie children by giving them pure milk, ii would be dome a pood work. He hoped some day lo see a municipal depot established. The matter wa- referred to ihe Financ* Committee.