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returned as adulterated (19 per cent.). Legal proceedings were
instituted in each case.
The nature of sample, extent of adulteration, and result of proceedings
are set out below:—
Milk.—Adulterated with 25 per cent. of added water (first offence).
Defendant fined £5 and 23s. costs. (Cowshed).
Butter.—Adulterated with 84.6 of foreign fat (first offence). Defendant
fined £2 and 23s. costs.
Milk.—Deficient in cream to extent of 75 per cent. (first offence)-
Defendant fined £7 and 23s. costs.
Milk.—Adulterated with 16 per cent. of added water and 20 per
cent. deficient in cream (second offence). (Cowshed). Defendant
fined £10 and £2 2s. costs.
Milk.—Adulterated with 16 per cent. of water (first offence). Defendant
fined 7s. and 23s. costs.
Milk.—Deficient in cream to extent of 18.3 per cent. (first offence).
Defendant fined £2 and 23s. costs.
Milk.—Deficient in cream to extent of 26.7 per cent. and solids
not fat 7.6 per cent. (first offence). Defendant fined £3 and
23s. costs.
Milk.—Deficient in cream to extent of 26.6 per cent. (first offence).
Defendant fined £4 and 23s. costs.
Butter.—Adulterated with 9.8 per cent. of foreign fat, third portion
referred to " Somerset House " for analysis ; returned as
unadulterated. Summons at Police Court withdrawn, and
£5 5s. costs given against Council.
Butter.—Adulterated with 77 per cent. of foreign fat (first offence).
Defendant fined 20s. and 23s. costs.
The new L.C.C. Regulations for ice cream sellers have been distributed
both in the English and Italian languages to the respective
vendors in the district.