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above Act, also a sample of butter was submitted by a private
purchaser. With the exception of 4, those 41 samples were found
to be genuine. In one of the adulterated cases, that of milk, a
summons was taken out against the vendor, with the result that he
was fined 20s. and costs. In the other three cases, also milk, the
vendors were simply cautioned by your Clerk, the adulteration not
being sufficiently bad to justify a prosecution.
The samples were as follows :—
Milk 10 samples. Genuine except 4.
Butter .. 7 „ Genuine.
Flour .. 3 „ „
Ginger 3 „ „
Mustard 3 ,, „
Lard 3 „ ,,
Bread 3 „ „
Coffee 3 „ ,,
Tinned Meat 3 ,, ,,
„ Salmon 3 „ „
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Sanitary Notices.
Sanitary notices in reference to 192 premises were served upon
the owners or occupiers of same.
In one case a summons had to be resorted to, but the person
responsible for carrying out the work on the service of the summons
promised to do the necessary works, and on their completion the
summons was withdrawn.