During the first fortnight in Aug:
ballot was held in England to decide whether not the Milk Marketing Scheme Jshould be, continued. The main features of' the scheme are that, it provides security of sale and assures the disposal of every drop of milk produced. The {otal receipts fare pooled by the Milk Marketing Board, and redistributed among the farmers, regardless of whether the milk Ig sold for liquid consumption, Jor for other purposes such as for the making of cream, butter or cheese. This system is avery fair one, for producers whose selling capacity was, Previously limited to the manufacturing market now have the opportunity of selling to the liquid market. The market of others now somewhat limited owing to this collective system. The scheme is not only beneficial to the poorer: producer:
it also prevents "much Jeompetition among dairymen, thus giving everyone a fair chance. The Fesult of the ballot was an Si per cent majority of votes in favour of the continuance of the scheme. 19,711 farmery voted in favour and 749 voted against it. In addition to the Producers' individual vole there was 8 vole based on the cow population. The result of this billot majority of 86 per cent in favour of the scheme, "1,31,842 voting in. favour, and 222,722 voting against. Once the scheme has been given sufficient time to work out in brattice, the price of milk will probably be reduced, and thus not only the pro-Jducers but the consumers. also, will and it is common gr long been one of the stalwart upholdfers of that institution's many activi. ies in Shanghai, Rotarians need not be told his merits. They bore testi-many to them on Thursday, as on many occasions before, when one Jofice or other was cheerfully accept-Jed, and its duties most unobtrusively but eMeiently discharged by Mr, Philleo. Outsiders. who are apt Sometimes to apply to Rolary a more critical attention may, however, be advisedly informed of the sterling value of Mr. Philleo's work. "He has consistently maintained Rotarian prin-
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