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allow to be occupied, such dwelling house, shall be liable to
a penalty not exceeding five pounds and to a daily penalty
not exceeding forty shillings, unless he can prove that he
was unable to obtain such supply."
MILK SUPPLY.
At the present time there are 58 dairies and milkshops
on the register, with 14 cowsheds.
One new cowshed has been built during the year.
These premises are all regularly inspected so as to
maintain them in as good a condition as possible. Three
have been closed or their use discontinued, and 9 new ones
opened.
Before any new dairy is opened the Council require the
provision of a sufficient dairy for the keeping of milk and
also for washing up the utensils. A suitable supply of hot
and cold water must also be provided, the dairy must admit
of free ventilation, the floor must be made of suitable impervious
material draining to a gully outside the buildings,
and the walls inside must be rendered in cement to a
convenient height.
The selling of milk in small general shops is discouraged,
and in only 5 instances is this done in this district.
The dry summer with consequent dearth of food for the
cows affected the quantity and quality of milk supplied to
the district. Of course it was possible to supply this lack of
natural food by suitable other forms, but as all this meant
increase of cost to the farmer with no increase in price of
milk, it was not to be wondered at, perhaps, that this was
not always carried out.
In September the following analysis of a milk then
taken explains what took place :—