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Margarine.—-Sample served from parcel upon which there was no label
displayed.
Fined 40s. and 23s. costs.
Butter.—Adulterated with 76.6 per cent. of foreign fat.
Fined 20s. and 23s. costs.
Butter.—Adulterated with 85.6 per cent, of foreign fat.
Margarine.—Sample served in unstamped wrapper. Summonses against
defendant in both cases were not served, gone away, whereabouts
unknown.
Adjourned, sine die.
Milk.—Deficient in fat to the extent of 33 per cent.
Upon the evidence in support of "warranty," dismissed.
Milk.—Deficient in fat to the extent of 6.6 per cent.
Upon adjourned hearing and result of Somerset House
analysis, which fully confirmed extent of adulteration, but
in consequence of the evidence in support of "warranty,"
dismissed, with £2 4s. costs allowed Council, with the
decision"not to be a conviction."
Milk.—Deficient in fat to the extent of 13 per cent.
Fined 10s., and 23s. costs.
Altogether 18 samples of butter were obtained ; 2 were adulterated to
the extent of 87.5 and 76.6 of foreign fat; one contained 1.0 per cent,
excess in water (in which case the vendor was duly cautioned) and of the
remainder 10 were found to contain boric acid preservative to the extent of
2—0.5; 1—0.47; 5—0.3; 1—0.2 ; and 1—0.1 per cent, respectively.
Examination of Food.
I have on several occasions, upon applications made by different
itinerant vendors and tradesmen, examined articles of food purchased by
them at the markets, and when found "unsound, unwholesome and unfit
for food," witnessed the same destroyed by the owners, certificates having
been given to that effect. In no case was there any article of food
"exposed for sale, deposited for sale, or preparation for sale" at the
time of my visit to any premises in such condition as to justify seizure.
Ice-Cream Makers and Vendors.
All the premises where ice-creams have been made were visited, with