MILK SUPPLIES IN AUCKLAND

Southland Times, Issue 23793, 15 April 1939, Page 6

MILK SUPPLIES IN AUCKLAND

DRY SEASON BRINGS DIFFICULTIES CITY’S REQUIREMENTS TO BE MAINTAINED? « / (United Press'Association) AUCKLAND, April 14. With the continued co-operation of farmers, the chairman of the Milk Council (Mr I. J. Goldstine) is confident that in spite of the dry season it will be possible to maintain adequate supplies of milk for Auckland. Mr Goldstine made a statement to this effect at a meeting of the council. The chairman referred' to the difficulties experienced in procuring supplies, but assured members that the council’s officers were in close touch with the position. No efforts had been spared by them in making arrangements for milk to come into the city. Valuable help had been received from the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. Mr Goldstine considered it was the duty of the council to make an investigation to see what supplies of milk were available not only this season but in future. A record of all available supplies would be invaluable. He thought it would be well worth while for this investigation to be made immediately by the council’s officers. Mr R. H. Ockleston said that in a lifetime of experience he had never known a season so consistently, bad for the farmer. In addition, there .was likely to be a tremendous shortage of feed in the winter., . . Mr H. P. Burton said the spirit of co-operation Tiad been exceedingly fine. Mr J. Haslam said he doubted whether it would be possible to -keep the schools’ scheme in operation. The chairman said the children’s supply would not be dispensed with. ‘You can take it from me,” he added, ‘that there will be an adequate supply of milk for them. I am satisfied that, while we won’t have the ordinary winter supply, with the additional sources we will tap we will be able to maintain the requirements of the city and the children.” Mr Lovegrove said that if the producers were going to keep up their winter supply it was absolutely necessary for there to be a free market of bran. He had tried that morning to buy bran but had been unsuccessful. He moved that the council should make representations to the Wheat Committee for the provision of adequate supplies of bran at the lowest cost. He added that it would mean the lifting of the embargo on Australian bran. The motion was carried. The council also decided to write to the 'New Zealand co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. expressing appreciation of the company’s co-operation in maintaining the city’s, milk supplies.