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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
NOTES.
(1) Defendant fined £2 with 2s. costs on May 24th, 1894, for selling milk containing 17% of added water.
„ „ £3 „ 12s. 6d. costs on Feb. 16th, 1899 „ „ ,, 17% „ „
(2) „ „ £1 „ 12s.6d. „ April 29th, 1897 „ „ „ 7% „ „
„ „ £1 „ 12s.6d. „ „ 10% „ „
„ £5 „ 23s. „ Oct. 26th, 1900 „ „ „11% „ „
(3) The giver of the warranty was in Court when the two first summonses were called in answer to
summonses respecting the third and fourth samples. He being convicted, the other
summonses were withdrawn.
(4) Dismissed on a technical point. The copy certificate attached to the summons did not bear the
Analyst's name.
(5) Defendant fined £3 with 23s. costs on Feb. 15th, 1901, for selling milk containing 11% added water.
(6) „ „ £5 „ 23s. „ Feb. 1st, 1901, for selling butter „ 85% foreign fat.
(7) „ „ £5 „ 23s. „ Feb. 1st, 1901,, ,, ,, 86% „ ,,
(8) Defendant's wife appeared at Court; defendant disappeared; fine not recovered.
(9) Defendant summoned in December, 1899, for selling " butter" containing 80% foreign fat.
Ordered to pay costs (12s. 6d.) only.
(10) Defendant fined £2 with 12s. 6d. costs on March 23rd, 1900, for selling milk deprived of 23% of
its fat.
(11) Giver of warranty pleaded guilty on summons for false warranty, and was fined £5 with 12s. 6d.
costs.
1901.
1900.
1899.
1898.
Average per Conviction
Fine £2 16 0 £3 4 0 £3 4 9 £1 13 9
Costs 0 15 0 1 2 3 0 14 3 0 13 11