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The dairyman appealed against the Council's decision to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, but
the appeal was dismissed. A relative, who had been connected with the business for some years,
then submitted an application for registration, but as the Council were not satisfied that he was
more than a nominee of the former dairyman, registration was refused. An appeal against this
decision was made to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction and, after several adjournments, the
Magistrate referred the case back to the Council with directions to register the applicant on the
following conditions: (a) that a dissolution of partnership between the two persons be executed,
(b) that the former dairyman give an undertaking not to carry on the trade of dairyman or purveyor
of milk within the Borough for a period of five years and (c) that the former dairyman vacate
the premises. The Council, acting upon these directions, registered the relation.
Register of Wholesale Dairies.—The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, requires the
Council to keep a separate Register of wholesale dairies. This Register contained one name at the
beginning of the year and no alteration has been required.
Inspection of Dairies and Milkshops.—The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires a higher
standard of hygiene in connection with milkshops and the distribution of milk than existed under
previous legislation and, in order to secure the improvements required as smoothly as possible, the
Council directed that a routine inspection of twelve dairies should be made every month and
notices served with a view to bringing these premises up to the standard required by the new Order.
From October to the end of the year thirty-six dairies were inspected in this routine manner and
it was found that eighteen complied in every respect with the requirements of the Order. In the
remaining eighteen, minor defects only were found, in respect of which statutory notices were
served ; these notices were complied with in every case. The total number of inspections of dairies
and milkshops during the year was 636 and such sanitary defects as were found were remedied.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—Under the Order the Council are authorised to grant
. licences to persons other than a producer to sell milk under special designations. Every licence
granted is valid for a period ending on the 31st day of December in the year in respect of which
it is granted. The Order lays down a schedule of fees to be paid by applicants for licences.
The licences granted in 1926 were as follow:—
(a) Dealers' licences to use the designation "Certified Milk" 30
(b) Dealers' licences to use the designation "Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested) Milk" 19
(c) Dealers' licences to use the designation "Pasteurised Milk" 27
In each case the licence has been granted for the purpose of authorising the dealer to sell
specially designated milk from shops within the Borough. No application has been made for a
licence to set up a pasteurising establishment within the Borough.

It will be seen that all samples of designated milk proved to be well within the bacteriological
standards prescribed by the Order, and, indeed, may be classed as very pure milks.