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be satisfactory no further action was taken. In the above
two cases the articles seized were taken before a Justice of
the Peace, condemned and afterwards destroyed.
The following is a list of the foodstuffs voluntarily surrendered
and destroyed:—
Approximate
Weights.
1 box of bloaters 10 lbs.
1 box of bloaters 10 lbs.
1 box of dabs 30 lbs.
2 boxes of plaice 60 lbs.
1 box of haddock 30 lbs.
2 boxes of haddock 60 lbs.
1 box of plaice 30 lbs.
1 box of whiting 30 lbs.
1 turkey 14 lbs.
274 lbs.
Slaughterhouses.—There are nine slaughterhouses in
the district. These were regularly visited when slaughtering
was in operation. In all, 411 visits of inspection were
made during the year. The carcases, organs, and offal,
were all subjected to close inspection for the detection of
disease.