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to the cleanliness of the premises or utensils. The condition
of the cows, however, in several of the sheds was far from
satisfactory, and in these cases the occupiers were warned that
they were offending against the requirements of Section 17 of
the Council's Regulations, which provides that every purveyor
of milk or person selling milk by retail, shall not cause
or suffer any cow belonging to him or under his care or control
to be milked for the purpose of obtaining milk for sale:
(a) Unless, at the time of milking, the udder and teats
of such cow are thoroughly clean ; and
(/>) Unless the hands of the person milking such cow, also,
are thoroughly clean, and free from all infection and
contamination.
Cautions were also given with respect to cowmen not
having washed their hands prior to milking. In this connection
it is very satisfactory to note that in one of the larger
cowsheds lavatory basins, towels and soap, have been provided
for the use of the milkers, and the men who deliver the milk.
The number of cows kept in the district at about the end
of the year was 177.
In one of the dairies, the proprietorship of which changed
hands, an existing building at the rear of the premises was
adapted as a store for milk and other dairy produce, the walls
being covered with white tiles and the floor formed with
concrete. The drains of one dairy were reconstructed, and the
whole of a large yard paved with concrete, and in another
dairy a large installation which had been laid down for
pasteurising, sterilising and bottling milk was brought into
use.
GAME LICENCES.
Twelve applications were received under Section 27 of the
Local Government Act, 1894, from tradesmen in the district
for licences to deal in game. A licence was granted in each
instance.