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CITY MILK UPPlyI
METROPOUTAN COUN I
CILS CONFfift.
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Fresh Scheme Presented, i
REGULATIONTY A BOABh l
Metropolitan municipalities havcevolJl
another scheme fovdealiag with Ui rf
supply. It was adopted.-, at, a
of ,,i u me i pal representatives ' held a
Town Hal yesterday afternoon, ,,,, ,,1
u.u.ei stood tliat ,t ,s to be at once J l
nutted to the Various., couiicffs l!l
tlieir views. Judging )),.' ,i, !|
which has met proposals previously ni j
the outlook for this latest scg|
does not seem to he vcrv ! SI
It is now over twelve m(1|
Hmee a conference
ties appointed a committee to iiivSl
the position nnd formulate a 6, ' i
.that committee recommended the l l
1. sin, lent of a hoard 0f control
prcBontalivcB of municipality '" J
each of retailers, producers and Govll
ment), depots for receiving, testing Jl
teur.mng and bottling, and block L3
o distribution. That wns sabmiti
the councils for their consider, itfes 1
March Inst, bo apathetic have tW tl
n, J g Wltl! tllis important qucs|3
the committee recently resolved nil
to wait for the Inst of the replies % 3
niunicpa lilies adopted end. report' 3
adopted the report- with certain '3
lions, winch particularly oppose,! Zl
cpal distribution; five did not adoptl
report; one suggested postponement
tlio lepoit pending consideration ot d
vcriimeiit bill; one "received" the nl
and tiie remaining five have not veld
rived at any decision in the matter !|
To the conference' held yesterday ll
thanma" of tiie committee fAkuJ
btoplcy) reported that with the object!
securing unanimity amongst the nm„!
publics, the committee, nfter careful ,3
Hiderntion, was of the opinion that in i!
of the personnel of the proposed h,M
recon, mended in the previous rc3
adopted oy (he conference, the proS
,A"'k\f.'!,Pplr mmitkp. appointed g!
tlie Milk Supply Act 1922, should coiS
lute the proposed board subject to i!
municipal representation being similar i!
tho municipal representation on !
"Town-Planning' Commission, viz., noc3
presentntive of the city of llribouroe 3
four representatives of the four gr03
contained in the nct. " Jl
,TIic .committee 'was of the nPii!
that the present method, of control 9
unsatisiactory, and it considered 3
flip. metropolitan milk supply shonltH
subject to regulation by a 'bard tM
cially' appointed: for the purpose. 9
The committee recommended that til
regulation of the metropolitan milk nB
should bo vested in a:bonrd consiBtbjH
Die chief veterinary inspector of the ill
pnrtment of Agriculture, 911c veiucsiR
live of the Commission of Public H«lt®
one representative each of the liailijH
department, producers and distnWH
one person who shall be a legally qufl
fied medical practitioner, . one aidctirtH
or councillor nominated by the couoM
of the city of Melbourne, oiul one coq|
oillor nominated by each of the ioMH
four groups of municipalities:— >9
. Group A.— Port Melbourne, South JWtraiH
St.- -Kilda, Brighton, .Salitiriiigbain.
Group B.— Williamstowu, Footicriv,
Colmrg, Brunswick,. Preston, Xorthcote. (H
Group C.— Fltzroj-, Collingwoed, Uicbrifl
licldulucrg, Kew, Hawthorn.
Group P.— Pruhran,.. Cuulilold, Malvern, qfl
lcigli, Moorabbin, Bordialloc, .Uulgnvr and 9
ting Hilt, Cnmbenvcll, Box III1I, Blicltami®
Ititclinm..
Also that the chairman -.be elected :
and from the members of the board; thS-
with the object of improving the
politnn milk supply, the suggested iflH;
rations undnil the Dairy Supervision
1915, ,and Milk Supply Act 1922,
by -tlie milk supply committee, be ImjjH
into operation immediately.
The;. regulations suggested by the oijH
committee: which have already been ptjH
.fished in "The Ago," .provide forth
.ing of 'milk 011 1 the. farm, and by
torts, tlie hottliiig of all milk, protecferM
milk from contamination, -efficient
/teurisntion, und for the following
of milk; — Special grade, milk for iafaiH
raw or pasteurised; grade A, milkorriH;
milk, raw or pasteurised; grade It, miikjR
skim milk, raw or pasteurised.
Tho mayor of Box I-fill (Gil MurpkH:
moved the adoption of the report, aidjR;
-circulation amongst councils for early
sideration. The motion was seconded'
tho mayor of Onkleigh (Cr. Brine).
suggested that the committee had twta9:
a satisfactory scheme -which should:®:
accepted by councils. '.<H;
Crs. Stcrck (Pralnun) aud WlHt
(Brighton) submitted mi amcudmeut foiH'
crease. the groups to six on n poptihdlV-:
basis iu ordcil that municipalities vf H :
gain two additional representative.. I H.
The amendment' was agreed to, sifilH'
report as amended adopted, ilokevcrl
of the disadvantages pointed out in rati H;
ing tho groups on n population bafij
that community of interest, la .them
would . have to be sacrificed. I H
During the discussion it was snfjil .
tlint the conference should also rif H;
the Government's mill; hill, but tlicinlB:
sistency of supporting n mmiicipsl t'>I "?'
oly after the conference had -adopted! Hr
ibgiilatioii of tbe milk supply was espial "
and the suggestion was not persisted!
Another delegate urged that zoiuc; I :
block distribution would not cheipnlM'
price of milk,. This idea provoked hi .1.
tor.--"' . 19
.Tf councils adopt the mommem!
it.'is proposed to urge tliem to Itel.'
vermncnt .ns a. sulyeci for legislation. I ;
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