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being conducted at either of the premises and there was no indication
on the! entrances of the premises that any business whatever
was being carried on.
Since the proceedings the factory has been entirely closed down,
completely dismantled and sold up by auction
On the day of the sale by auction the goods left were further
examined, and the following goods condemned: —
3 cases containing each 12 dozen tins of salmon, not labelled;
7 dozen tins salmon, not labelled; 3 dozen tins salmon, labelled;
23 dozen and 4 tins of rabbit; 3 5-cwt. barrels of pulp; and 42
5-cwt. barrels of pulp were found bad and destroyed.
During the year 1904 attention was drawn to the existence of
some means by which some salesmen at the fish markets appeared
to avoid inspection of part of their stock, and the consequent
substitution of certain unwholesome fish for that purchased from
sample, and which was not discovered by the buyer until arriving
home.
Some diminution in complaints of this description has been
perceptible, but the practice still seems to exist in a minor degree
if the complaints of buyers and hawkers are reliable.
On 29th April a half-barrel of small skate was examined and
found unfit for food. The fish was destroyed and a certificate of
unfitness given.
Owner said bad fish was not according to sample.
On 21st July five trunks of hake were surrendered.