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permitted to us by law." I ask whether you really mean
to suggest that my certificate used a standard not permitted
to us by law 1 and, if yes, on what ground you make that
suggestion 1
The choice of a standard for comparison with an adulterated
milk is, I think, left wholly to the discretion of the
Analyst. If you agree, then 12.5% milk-solids is just as
much "permitted to us by law" as is 8.5% of non-fatty
solids. If the Analyst uses an improper standard for the
purpose of drawing his conclusions, the remedy is provided.
That remedy is to put the Analyst into the box and crossexamine
him, so that the Magistrate may judge of the
accuracy of his findings and of the propriety of his
deductions.
To have put you into the box in this case would have
been to ask the Magistrate for a fourth adjournment, and
this would have been harsh to the Defendant. It would
ulso have thrown further costs upon the Vestry or upon
the Defendant.
To appeal in these cases involves enormous law costs.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) JAMES EDMUNDS-
Richard Bannister, Esq., F.C.S.,
&c., &c., &c.