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6. Should milk be delivered direct to a purchaser and not pass through the Company's depot in Dunedin, the Company reserves the right to take daily samples of such milk. 7. All milk sold by the Company shall be delivered to purchasers in a pure unadulaterated and fresh condition and in accordance with all legal provisions governing the quality of milk for human consumption. Every purchaser shall have the right to reject any milk the condition of which it considers inferior. Such right of rejection must be exercised at the time of delivery and notice given immediately to the Company's Manager or its nearest representative. 8. One half of the cans (or such lower proportion as may be agreed upon) necessary for the transport of milk from the farm where it is produced to the City of Dunedin shall be supplied by the purchaser and the supply of the other half shall be arranged by the Company. Purchasers shall promptly return all cans in a thoroughly cleansed condition to the Company's depot in Dunedin or (in cases where delivery is given direct) to the Company's carrier. 9. Should a purchaser make default in the payment of any moneys due to the Company for milk supplied hereunder, the Company reserves the right to discontinue all further supplies to such customer until the default has been remedied and until an acceptable provision against the recurrence of any such default. The Company retains all its other legal remedies for the recovery of any moneys due to it. 10. The price per gallon to be paid for milk during the period of this Contract shall be computed at the rates set out below and the purchaser shall be allowed a discount of One Farthing per gallon for prompt payment within Ten Days from the close of each monthly period of supply. 11. Whereas the Company draws its supply of milk from a district known as " the normal district " extending from and including the Borough of Waikouaiti in the north down to the northern boundary of Lake Waihola in the south and whereas in the depth of winter or in other periods of milk shortage it may become necessary for the Company to procure additional supplies from Producers resident outside the normal district then and in that case purchasers shall pay during such period a pro rata additional cost per gallon calculated on the amount per gallon by which the Company's transport charges have been increased beyond the normal transport cost of one penny. A similar pro rata additional cost shall also be paid by purchasers in respect of milk coming from within the normal district if the normal transport cost of same is increased beyond one penny by reason of the operation of any war regulation under which the transport of milk is diverted from road to rail either in whole or in part. 12. The vendor whilst retaining full legal freedom to deal with any purchaser will favourably consider restricting its sales —other than sales to Commercial users of milk—to members of the Dunedin Milk Vendors Association (Incorporated) provided that the said Association represents and continues to represent at least 75 per cent, of the persons or firms engaging in the retail vending of milk in Dunedin City and environs and provided further that membership in the Association bo not denied to new applicants except for lawful reasons. 13. For each purchaser there shall be a term known as " the winter average " which shall be the average monthly amount of milk purchased by him or it from the vendor or the vendor's suppliers during the months of June, July and August of the immediately preceding winter. If during the period from the I6th day of September to the 31st day of March (inclusive) in any dairying year hereunder the vendor sells to the purchaser a quantity of milk in excess of its winter average which excess quantity is referred to herein as " surplus " milk, the price to be paid for such surplus milk shall be on a butterfat basis at the cheese factory rate of One shilling elevenpence three farthings (1/llfd.) per lb. butterfat net with the delivery at the purchaser's premises Dunedin. 14-. Should the purchaser desire to reduce the amount of its daily purchase it shall in all cases give three days previous written notice accordingly to the vendor provided that in no case shall there be any reduction below its winter average. 15. The prices set out hereunder shall be increased or reduced in accordance with any increase or any reduction hereafter made by the Price Tribunal in its decision of May 26th, 1942.

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Dated this 22nd day of September, 1942. The Taieei & Peninsula Milk Supply Co., Ltd.: (Sgd) A. H. Templbton, General Manager.

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