SUPPLY OF MILK.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20274, 7 April 1934, Page 7

SUPPLY OF MILK.

Support Sought for New Legislation. At a largely-attended meeting of dairy farmers and milk vendors in Christchurch yesterday afternoon it was decided to form a body to be known as the Christchurch Dairymen’s Association. This organisation seeks support for the Christchurch Metropolitan Milk BUI, which aims at the establishment of a council in Christchurch to control the milk industry in the metropolitan area, to stabilise prices, to issue licenses to vendors, and generally to superintend the system of milk supply on its present lines. The proposed legislation is on the lines of that passed at the last session of Parliament, which authorised the appointment of a Metropolitan Milk Council in Auckland. The new body formed yesterday will include the organisation known as the Christchurch Milk Marketing Association, which was formed about twelve months ago to improve the milk marketing facilities Mn the city. It la claimed that the support of practically all dairymen who have so far been approached has been promised in the move to establish a milk council in Christchurch. An official of the association stated yesterday that there appeared to be an impression that the object of the proposed legislation was the institution of a municipal milk supply similar to that of Wellington. That was quite false. It was not intended to interfere with the present system of milk distribution at all, except in so far as the supervision of a competent council could bring about a better and more efficient supply The council would not handle the milk at all: it would merely superintend its distribution, and license dairymen and vendors.