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the time, full credit was given for sincerity. It was therefore recom- 

 mended by the Butter Board that the system of municipal inspection 

 be given a trial, but that if after a test for a year or two it was found 

 ineffective, then a special bill should be drafted to empower the 

 Department of Agriculture to appoint inspectors. This recommend- 

 ation was made in the Board's report of 13th August, 1900, and as it 

 is now on its fourth year's trial some idea can be gained of its value. 



There are in Victoria 104 municipalities which furnish dairy 

 produce in quantity for export. For the purpose of shewing to Avhat 

 extent these municipalities have gone towards the achievement of the 

 Board's standard, four separate classes are described : — 



First. — Those adopting a system of combined inspection and 

 instruction calculated to raise the quality of dairy products to the 

 highest possible standard of excellence. 



Second. — Those administering a system in accordance with the 

 requirements of the Health Act, and under this class there are muni- 

 cipalities which according to the degree of success attained may be 

 divided into three grades, namely : — 1st. Those which have secured 

 considerable improvement. 2nd. Those which have obtained fair 

 results. 3rd. Those which achieved very little, although their 

 machinery (rules, etc.) was as complete as that of those which did a 

 deal of good. 



Third. — Those which nominally complied with the requirements 

 of the Health Act — that is those that levy and collect registration 

 fees and appoint inspectors without salaries, or only nominal salaries, 

 and who have done practically nothing. 



Fourth. — Those which are making no pretence of doing anything. 



Belfast Shire 

 Colac 



Alexandra Shire 

 Bacchus Marsh Shire 

 Barrabool Shire 

 Benalla 

 'Broadford 

 Buln Buln ,, 

 Buninyong ,, 

 Euroa Shire 



Alberton Shire 



Avon ,, 



Bairnsdale ,, 



Cranbourne Shire 



Dandenong 



Dundas 



Flinders & Kangerong Shire 



FIRST CLASS.— Nil. 



SECOND CLASS. 



First Grade. 



Hampden Shire 

 Koroit Borough 



Second Grade. 



Glenlyon Shire 



Heytesbury Shire 



Mansfield 



Mortlake 



Mclvor 



Narracan 



Orbost 



Oxley 



Third Grade. 



Frankston &Hastings Shire 



Gisborne Shire 



Lilydale 



Maffra „ 



Metcalfe 



Mornington ,, 



Poowong & Jeetho Shire 



Warrnambool Shire 



Port Fairy Borough 

 Rodney Shire 

 Seymour ,, 

 Traralgon ,, 

 Wyndham ,, 

 Yackandandah Shire 

 Yea Shire 



Phillip Island and 



Woolamai Shire 

 Rosedale Shire 

 Wannon 

 Warragul 

 Winchelsea ,, 



Broadford Shire has recently dispensed with their Dairy Inspector's services. 



