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A further member of the family applied for registration. He was
invited to attend before the Committee to show cause why the Committee
should not refuse to register him. The applicant did not appear and the
Committee refused registration. No appeal was made against this
decision.
In November an application for registration was received from a man
living outside the borough. By careful enquiry and investigation it was
found this applicant was using the premises of the family referred to in
the preceding paragraphs. The Council's Solicitors were of the opinion
that the Council would be quite justified in refusing registration to this
applicant. He was, therefore, invited to appear before the Committee
to show cause why the Committee should not refuse to register him. He
was interviewed at a special meeting of the Committee on 3rd December.
The Committee unanimously resolved that he had not shown cause why
his application should not be refused and directed that his application be
refused. No appeal was made against this decision.
Formalin in Milk.-—During the summer samples of milk taken from
a certain dairy were found to contain formalin. Legal proceedings were
instituted and the Magistrate inflicted penalties of £50 and £25 respectively
on two summonses and awarded the Council five guineas costs.
Reconstituted Milk.
Certain samples of milk taken from a sterilising plant in the Borough
were reported by the Public Analyst to have been reconstituted from
dried milk. The milk came into this Borough for sterilising only and
after sterilisation was taken straight away to another district, there being
no sale in this Borough at all. Although exhaustive enquiries were made
there was no definite evidence as to the actual person who reconstituted
the milk, neither could any definite evidence be obtained as to the sale
of this milk in this or neighbouring authorities.
The facts were reported to the Council's Solicitors who were of the
opinion that there were no grounds for a prosecution under section 4 of the
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
The firm who sterilised the milk has since closed down.