MORE ACTION WANTED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 56, 8 March 1946, Page 2

MORE ACTION WANTED

ELECTORS’ ASSOCIATION AND MILK SUPPLY "We haven’t won a battle yet, but we have made our presence felt," said Mr. R. O. C. Marks, organising secretary of the Wanganui Electors’ Association, when the city milk supply was discussed again at a meeting on Wednesday night. Mr. Marks said that he and other members of the executive continued to receive many complaints, and he had been shown some bad samples of what was being given to the public. On the motion of Mr. W. D. Ayson it was decided that the Milk Committee should be written to and reminded of the duty it had been appointed to perform as a result of the very decisive vote given at a referendum on the subject. There was a local shortage of milk and supplies had to be got from outside sources, Mr. Ayson said. All this had to be treated, and there was a distinct danger that the public of Wanganui would have pasteurised milk forced on it during the winter. Mr. Ayson said that he got half his milk daily direct from a- farm, and the rest from a vendor. He had noted a considerable difference in the quality of the raw milk from the farm and that which came from the distributing centre.

Seconding the motion. Mr. A. Bullock said that the milk position in Wanganui at present was a good example of the evils of Socialism. When there was free competition in distribution a milkman had to provide t.hp best. If he served an inferior quality he soon lost his customers. Now a monopoly did what it liked. The meeting decided that, the Electors’ Association should keep pressing for improvements, and insist that those who preferred raw milk- should get it.