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to be a sewer; case adjourned for a week, when the magistrate
dismissed the summons without costs, the Board to remedy the
detective main drain.
1 and 2 Cottage Street, infringement of Board's bye-laws, viz.:—
"Storage water cisterns improperly covered;" fined ios. 6d. on each
summons, with 21s. costs.
Abatement Orders.
No. 5 Rook Street, 14 days abatement order, 14s. 6d. costs.
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51 samples of food have been procured and submitted to the
public analyst for analysis : 5 were found to be adulterated and
egal proceedings instituted, the nature of article, extent of adulteration,
and result of proceedings being as follows :—
Milk adulterated with 11 per cent, of added water, vendor fined
£3 and 12s. 6d. costs, or distraint in 14 days, failing which 21 days
imprisonment. First offence.
Butter adulterated with 83.7 per cent, of foreign fat; vendor
fined £3. First offence.
Milk adulterated with 11 per cent, of added water : vendor fined
£2. Second offence.
Cocoa adulterated with 70 per cent, of a mixture of arrowroot and
sugar; vendor fined £5 and 23s. costs. First offence.
Margarine sold in wrapper not stamped ; vendor fined £10, or in
default of distress 6 weeks imprisonment. First offence.