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Riverside Wharves.
Frequent visits were made to the under-mentioned wharves for the
purpose of detecting the landing or storage of unsound food intended for
sale for human consumption, with the results indicated:—
Victoria Wharf (Crosse & Blackwell), West Ferry Road.
Chiefly used for landing and storing vinegar and pickles.
No other food stuffs landed at time of visits.
Hutchings' Wharf, West Ferry Road.
No food stuff landed.
Timothy's Wharf, West Ferry Road.
No food stuff landed.
St. Andrew's Wharf and Cattle Food Factory, West Ferry Road.
In response to notices received from the port Sanitary Authority of
food stuffs consigned by water to these premises, I have examined the
following articles of food, all of which were unsound and converted into
cattle food, viz.:—
June 9th, 1906.-1,732 cases concentrated pea soup.
Average number of tins per case 30 dozen.
June 18th, 1906.—128½ cases desiccated cocoa nut, 1½cwt. per
case and about 10 tons loose.
August 22nd, 1906.—1½cwt. desiccated cocoa nut.
Maconochie's Wharf and Food Preserving and Manufacturing premises,
West Ferry Road.
The above premises were constantly visited during the year. All
unsound or tainted food stuffs, blown or suspicious tins, etc., were rejected
by the firm and destroyed in the furnaces on the premises, in most
instances in my presence.
Food stuffs examined :—
100 doz. tins soup, fish and meat.
273 tins mixed fish, meat and vegetables.
3 barrels preserved pigs' livers.