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Here I took, as it was being delivered, samples of
milk from two different vessels. Both samples proved to
be heavily adulterated with 20 per cent, and 27 per cent,
of added water respectively. 1 naturally assumed that some
contract, verbal or otherwise, for the supply of this milk
would be in existence, and issued summonses against the
contractor in the ordinary manner. But later, on learning
that the Care Committee had not only no effective contract
in force, but had knowledge that the milk supplied was
diluted to some extent with water, a legal difficulty at once
became apparent, and consequently notice had to be given
to the contractor that the summonses issued against him
would not be proceeded with at the Police Court.
The unsatisfactory state of affairs is obvious, and it
seems desirable that the Care Committee should consider
the question of having a proper understanding with the
different tradesmen supplying this milk, in order to secure
that all milk shall be delivered pure and up to standard,
and that any addition of water that may be required to
meet the case of individual children or schools shall be
dealt with at the school premises.
In any case where it may be necessary that the milk
shall be sweetened it is not at all necessary to add water
for such a purpose.
(Signed) W. Rowsell.