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sufficiently bad to justify their condemnation as adulterated.
These inferior samples constitute therefore 7.87
per cent. of the whole.
I wish to point out, as was the case last year, that these
inferior samples were in each case samples of milk. The
following table shows the percentage of adulterated and
inferior samples, and also a comparison of the extent of
adulteration during the past nine years :—

A short note as to the results of summonses under the
Adulteration Acts, see separate heading " Result of
Summonses " page 59.
Respecting the samples examined:—
MILK.
The sale of poor milk, that is of milk of inferior quality, has in
no way abated during the past year.
Of the 75 samples of milk examined, it will be seen that only
three were so bad as to be returned as adulterated. In two cases
water was added, and in the remaining case 15 per cent. of the
fat had been abstracted. On the other hand the number of
samples of milk which were of inferior quality have increased in
number, and only 52 out of 75 samples analysed could be regarded
as satisfactory. I would again call attention to the unsatisfactory
state of the law in respect to the sale of this important article of
food.