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5s. (with 14s. 6d. cost) to a maximum £10 (with 20s. costs). In
the remaining 17 cases the results of the summonses were as
follows :—
(a) summonses marked " no conviction " (10) ;
(b) summonses dismissed (3)—warranty proved (2); offence
disproved (1).
(c) summonses not served within legal time limit (3); and
(d) defendant absconded (1).
In 8 cases no action was taken for the following reasons :—
(a) bottles burst (6).
(b) amount of adulteration too small (1).
(c) sample too sour for satisfactory analysis (1).
The total fines amounted to £61 5s., with £29 12s. costs.
(b) Butter.
249 samples were taken, and of these 1G (i.e., 6.4 per cent.)
were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated—the adulteratious
consisting of (a) added margarine (15), varying from a minimum
85 to a maximum 100 per cent., and (b) added water (1), 25.6 per
cent., i.e., 9.6 per cent, beyond the 16 per cent, allowed under
the Sale of Butter Regulations.
In 14 instances summonses were taken out, and 10 convictions
obtained, with penalties varying from 10s. (with 12s. 6d. costs)
to £3 (with 17s. 6d. costs). In 3 instances the defendants
absconded, and in 1 the summons was dismissed on account of
the defendant being fined at the same time for another (butter)
offence.
In 2 cases no action was taken—the butters being served in
marked wrappers.
The total fines amounted to £16 7s. 3d., with £6 14s. costs.