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I am instructed to forward the protest to you as our representative in the Parliament, and ask that you will be good enough to bring the matter before the Stock Committee, and to use your influence to prevent the Act from being passed in its present form. 1 am also directed to say that if evidence is required we will give same. Yours faithfully, L. Matt.son, Secretary. Mr. A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington.

Waitohi Co-operative Dairy Factory Company (Limited), Sir, — Tuamarina, N.Z., 25th September, 1908. The directors of the company have instructed me to inform you that the proposed new dairy regulations have their general approval on the whole, with the exception of those paragraphs enclosed herein, and which, in the opinion of the directors, require modification. I am, &c, Mr. Lawry, M.H.R., Wellington. A. F. Redwood, Secretary. Every shed or stable where cows are kept shall have the walls and roof thoroughly coated with a sufficient coating of lime whitewash, and shall be recoated in a similar manner at least every three months, or oftener if directed by the Inspector. All cans or other vessels whatsoever \ised in or about any dairy, whether for receiving or storing or in the distribution of milk, shall be thoroughly cleansed within fours hours of having been used for any purpose whatsoever, by first being rinsed with cold water, then scalded with hot water (or steamed), scoured, and afterwards rinsed with clean water and carefully dried. All conveyances used in or about any dairy for the conveyance of milk shall from time to time be thoroughly cleansed to the satisfaction of the Inspector. Every conveyance used for the conveyance of milk for sale shall have the name of the owner legibly printed thereon. No person shall take milk from any cow whose milk is intended to be sold or used for human food, nor permit any such milk to be taken, until the udder and teats of such cow have been thoroughly cleansed. Before commencing to milk any cow the hands of the person milking must be thoroughly washed and kept cleansed until the milking and handling of milk is finished for the time being. Every owner or occupier of a dairy shall provide in, upon, or about his dairy premises, and shall upon demand show to the Inspector, sufficient facilities for boiling the water required for all the purposes mentioned in these regulations. All milk intended for human food shall, immediately after milking, be removed from the milking-shed or stockyard, and once at least carefully strained through some apparatus sufficient for the purpose, and then cooled to a temperature of not more than 65°. Wyndham Dairy Factory Company (Limited), Dear Sir,— Wyndham, 18th September, 1908. The enclosed rule regulating the carting of whey is in force at Wyndham and Glenham. We consider it advisable that whey should not be carried in milk-cans on any account. Jambs McLaughlan, Secretary. F. Lawry, Esq., M.P., Chairman Stock Committee, Wellington. Per B. McL. Apfyrnximate Gout of Paper.— Preparation, Dot given ; printing (1,400 copies), £39 2s, 6d. By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oB. Price Is. 9d.\

Wyndham Dairy Factory Company (Limited), Dear Sir, — Wyndham, 18th September, 1908. The enclosed rule regulating the carting of whey is in force at Wyndham and Glenham. We consider it advisable that whey should not be carried in milk-cans on any account. Jambs McLaughlan, Secretary. F. Lawry, Esq., M.P., Chairman Stock Committee, Wellington. Per B. McL. Apfyrnximate Gout of Paper.— Preparation, Dot given ; printing (1,400 copies), £39 2s, 6d.

By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oB. Price Is. 9d.\