The Waipawa Mail. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Saturday, January 12, 1901. THE NEW DAIRYING REGULATIONS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 4152, 12 January 1901, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Saturday, January 12, 1901. THE NEW DAIRYING REGULATIONS.

The new dairying regulations are of much interest to many in this district and their provisions should be carefully noted by those engaged in dairying pursuits. By virtue of powers conferred upon it by the Municipal Corporations Act of last session, the Government will undertake the in speetion of all dairies, dairy factories, milking yards, paddocks, stables, stalls—in fact, any place where cows from which the milk supply of a dairy is obtained are depastured or kept. All dairies are to be registered, and a certificate of registration will be issued, the registration fee being fixed at 5s per annum. The regulations provide for the proper construction of, and water supply for, dairies — namely:— (a.) In every building where cattle are stalled over the night the available air space for each animal shall not be less than 500 cubic feet. (b.) The ground-space of every such building, including the stalls, shall be floored to the satisfaction of the Inspector, and shall be constructed with drains or gutters running the whole length thereof along and immediately behind the stalls, and extending beyond the cow shed. (c.) Every shed or stable where cows are kept shall be lighted, ventilated, and cleansed to the satisfaction of the Inspector. (d.) Every shed or stable where cows are kept shall have the walls and roof thoroughly coated with a sufficient coating of lime whitewash, and shall be re-coated in a similar manner at least every three months, or oftener if directed by the Inspector. (e.) All droppings, manure, excrement, filth, and other impurities or offensive matter shall be scraped,

3 wept, or otherwise collected together and removed immediately after each milking from qowsheds used merely for the daily milking of cattle, and in the case of all other cowsheds at intervals throughout the day, and always immediately before milking is commenced. Every stock-yard or milking-yard shall at all times be kept drained, cleaned, and in a sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the Inspector. (f.) Every cowshed and every milkhouse or building where milk is kept or stored shall be well and properly drained to the satisfaction of the Inspector. No such shed, house, or building shall drain into any place into which any offensive matter shall be discharged, or directly into any sewer, unless such sewer be properly trapped to the satisfaction of the Inspector.

(g.) Every farm shall be provided with a supply of pure water, to the satisfaction of the Inspector, for the purposes of watering the stock kept thereon, and for the cleansing of the milk vessels and dairy utensils.