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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10300, 3 November 1911, Page 4

A Press Association telegram states that a conference was held yesterday morning in reference to tho milk supplied to the infants' ward at the Auckland Hospital. The chairman said that there had been a discussion regarding sickness in the infants' ward and a report had been submitted to the effect that when the whole of the infants in the ward were taken ill together there was reason to think the most probable caus© wculd be a defect in" tho milk supplied. As it was almost impossible to secure an absolutely pure milk supply from any outside source it was suggested that the Board should start a small dairy of its own and graze cows in the domain, to secure a milk supply for the infants' ward. Considerable discussion followed and it was agreed that Sir Ambury, of a local firm, should bo requested- to arrange for a supply of milk for tho infants' ward, to be delivered each morning and night within three hours of milking. Before Messrs Ambury and Chapman retired they wero assured by the chairman that no reflection was" cast upon the contractors.