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Perhaps tlie greatest bar to general compliance with this 

 system, was that it lacked the chief element required to make 

 it acceptable to the dairymen and a benefit to the dairying industry, 

 namely, instruction. The only point aimed at was improvement ta 

 yards, sheds, dairies, in some instances ; and sanitary arrangements ;. 

 but the losses encountered through keeping milk and cream in dirty 

 and nnsuitable utensils and surroundings, and for long periods at high 

 temperatures before delivery at the factory, were not pointed out nor 

 remedies suggested. The use of biestingswas not taken exception to, 



In short, the duty devolving on the municipality, was to comply 

 WMth the obligation thrust upon them by the Health Act. 



In numerous instances, municipal otHcers^secretaries, engineers 

 and rate collectors — are appointed as dairy inspectors, who, owing to 

 the pressure of other duties, can devote little or no time to the work of 

 dairy inspection ; whilst commission agents whose business naturally 

 is of a nature to prohibit them from conscientiously performing their 

 duties are also appointed. 



Policemen, in some instances, are engaged, but the' remuneration 

 offered is usually inadequate to create an interest in the work, and the 

 insjjection is invaria])ly an accidental one, that is to say — dairymen 

 on one's beat through the district would come under supervision more 

 than those in out of the way places. In short, the whole of the 

 system lacks uniformity. Each inspector carries out his duties 

 according to environment and previous training, hence in some cases,. 

 very little benefit is derived from such inspection. 



Another great dithculty lies in the fact that some manici]jalitie& 

 have done nothing and do not intend to take any move. In such 

 cases it is very difficult for dairymen to adopt improved methods, 

 whilst across the fence is another man supplying milk to the same 

 creamery who is exempt from any such control. They cannot help 

 thinking a hardship is inflicted on them by having to pay registration 

 fees and conform to inspection. A number of letters received recently 

 from all parts of the country, describe this as nothing more or less than 

 class taxation. 



Mr. James McKenzie, Chairman of Directors of the Yarram 

 Butter Factory, states that only sound legislation and expert super- 

 vision will ever ])lace the industry on a strictly commercial an.d 

 highly prosperous foundation. 



Mr. 8. Giblett, Dairy Inspector, Shire of Narracan, writes : — " Of 

 the four Shires adjoining Narracan three have dispensed with their 

 inspector, and in the fourth their engineer acts — that is, he sends out 

 notices to pay the fee. Now some good results have been achieved in 

 our Shire, but with such influences around one, the work was much 

 retarded." 



Another correspondent says : — " Proper supervision would be 

 gladly welcomed, and the inspector should first inspect the cases 

 at the factory, and where uncleanliness exists should go straight 

 to the individual responsible for it and deal with him." 



