MAR. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 659

Amending Regulations under the Dairy Industry Act, 1908,
relating to the Inspection and Registration of Dairies.—
(Notice No. Ag. 3262.)

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 11th day of
March, 1935.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

Pursuant to the Dairy Industry Act, 1908, His
Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby
make the following regulations in further amendment of the
regulations relating to the inspection and registration of dairies
in force under the said Act made on the twenty-fourth day of
December, one thousand nine hundred, and published in the
Gazette on the tenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred
and one, at page 66 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal
regulations”).

REGULATIONS.

1. These regulations shall come into force on the date of the
   publication thereof in the Gazette.

2. Regulation 8 of the principal regulations is hereby
   amended as follows:—

(i) By deleting paragraphs (b) and (d) thereof, and
substituting therefor the following paragraphs:—

“(b) The ground-space of every such building and of every
milking-shed, including the stalls, shall be constructed of
cement concrete, and the walls shall be constructed of cement
concrete to a height of not less than 4 ft. The floor shall be
constructed with adequate open drains and gutters running the
whole length thereof along and immediately behind the stalls
and shall drain into a cement concrete sump by means of an
open cement concrete drain 14 in. wide and 4 in. deep extended
beyond the building for a distance of not less than 30 ft.
Such sump shall at all times be kept cleaned and in a sanitary
condition to the satisfaction of the Inspector.”

“(d) The interior walls and roof of every shed or stable
where cows are kept shall be thoroughly painted with two
coats of white oil paint or coated with a sufficient coating of
lime white-wash, and shall from time to time be repainted
or recoated in a similar manner when so directed by the
Inspector.”

(ii) By deleting paragraph (f) thereof.

3. (1) The principal regulations are hereby amended by
   inserting, following Regulation 8 thereof, the following
   additional regulation:—

“MILKHOUSES.

“8A. (1) Save as provided in this regulation, no person
shall use any milkhouse or other building for the collection,
deposit, treatment, or storage of milk unless such milkhouse
or building complies with the requirements of this regulation.

“(2) Every such milkhouse or building shall conform with
the following provisions, that is to say,—

“(a) The floors shall be constructed of cement concrete or
other impervious material, finished with a smooth surface
and so graded as to carry all fluids spilt thereon to discharge
in the open air.

“(b) The internal surface of the walls shall be lined and
finished with an even surface of tiles, cement, or other material
impervious to water, and shall at all times be kept clean either
by washing with water or by painting with white oil paint
from time to time.

“(c) The material of which the floor is constructed shall
be carried up the wall to a height of not less than 3 in. in such
manner that the angles between the floor and the walls are
rounded off.

“(d) The ceiling or roof shall be constructed with a smooth
surface and so as to be dust-proof.

“(e) Ventilation openings or windows shall be provided
at least two walls, and the total area of such openings shall
be not less than one-eighth part of the total floor area. Such
openings or windows shall be so fitted with wire gauze (or
other suitable material) as to exclude flies.

“(3) Every such milkhouse or building shall—

“(a) Be well and properly drained to the satisfaction of the
Inspector, but no such building shall drain into
any place into which any offensive matter shall be
discharged or directly into any sewer unless such
sewer is properly trapped to the satisfaction of the
Inspector;

“(b) Be erected on a site approved by the Inspector in
writing, which site shall be as far removed from the
milking-shed, engine-room, or other building as the
Inspector shall deem sufficient;

“(c) Be at all times kept thoroughly clean and free from
objectionable odours; and

“(d) Be at all times kept free from rats, mice, insects, and
other vermin.

“(4) Nothing in this regulation in so far as it relates to the
situation and construction of milkhouses shall apply to any
premises which on the coming into force of these regulations
are used for the treatment or storage of milk or cream for
sale for human consumption if such premises are, in the
opinion of the Inspector, in a satisfactory sanitary condition.”

4. Regulation 10 of the principal regulations is hereby
   revoked, and the following regulation substituted therefor:—

“10. All cans or other vessels whatsoever used in or about
any dairy, whether for receiving or storing or in the distri-
bution of milk, shall be thoroughly cleansed immediately after
use by first being rinsed with cold water, then scalded with hot
water (or steamed), scoured, and afterwards rinsed with
clean water.”

5. The principal regulations are hereby amended by
   inserting, following Regulation 10A thereof, as inserted by
   amending Order in Council made under the said Act on the
   2nd day of August, 1926, and published in the Gazette on the
   12th day of the same month, at page 2489, the following
   additional regulation:—

“10A. No person, being the owner or occupier of a registered
dairy, shall use or cause or permit to be used in or about his
registered dairy any bucket, can, shute, pipe, cooler, or other
similar appliance made of copper, brass, steel, or iron (whether
galvanized or not) through or in which milk or cream intended
for sale for human consumption is passed or placed unless
all surfaces of any such milk or cream are brought into
direct contact with any such milk or cream are properly coated
with tin or other covering to the satisfaction of the Inspector.”

6. Regulation 15 of the principal regulations is hereby
   revoked, and the following regulation substituted therefor:—

“15. Every person, being the owner or occupier of a dairy,
shall provide or cause to be provided in or adjacent to his
dairy premises an adequate water-supply and a suitable plant
for the boiling of sufficient water together with all other
facilities required for all the purposes mentioned in these
regulations.”

7. The principal regulations are hereby amended by
   inserting, following Regulation 16 thereof, the following
   additional regulations:—

“BOTTLING OF MILK OR CREAM FOR SALE.

“16A. No person, being the owner or occupier of a registered
dairy, shall—

“(a) Use any bottle as a container for milk or cream
intended for sale for human consumption unless
such bottle is sterilized in accordance with these
regulations prior to each occasion on which it is
so used; or

“(b) Prepare any such milk or cream for sale in bottles
except on premises which comply with these
regulations; or

“(c) Sell or offer for sale any such milk or cream in bottles
which have not been sterilized in accordance
with these regulations; or

“(d) Prepare for sale or sell or offer for sale in bottles any
milk or cream for human consumption other than
that obtained from his registered dairy except with
the previous approval in writing of the Inspector.

“16B. (1) The owner or occupier of a registered dairy shall
cleanse and sterilize or cause to be cleansed and sterilized in
accordance with the provisions of clause (2) hereof all bottles
used as containers for milk or cream produced in his dairy and
intended for sale for human consumption after each occasion
on which such bottles are so used before they are again used
for the same purpose.

“(2) All such bottles shall be—

“(a) First rinsed in cold water; then

“(b) Thoroughly washed in a warm suitable detergent
solution; then

“(c) Thoroughly rinsed in hot water; then

“(d) Placed in a sterilizing chest and there subjected to
steam at a temperature as indicated by a ther-
mometer placed at the bottom of the chest of not
less than 210° F. for a period of not less than
fifteen minutes; and then

“(e) Removed from the sterilizing chest and placed neck
downwards in a dust-proof compartment to drain.

“16C. No person, being the owner or occupier of a registered
dairy, shall bottle or cause to be bottled any milk or cream
for sale for human consumption except in the milkhouse or
other building approved in writing by an Inspector which
shall comply with the provisions of Regulation 8A hereof.

“16D. (1) Where on any registered dairy a machine bottle-
filler is used for the purpose of bottling any milk or cream for
sale for human consumption such machine shall be so con-
structed that it may be readily taken apart and cleaned.