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in the properly closed and unopened receptacles in which it was delivered
to the shop. Shops and other places where milk is sold lor consumption
on the premises only do not come within the definition.
The Act which came into force on September 1 has not been in force
long enough to enable one to estimate the effect, of its provisions. Up
to the end of the year eight milksellers, having had samples of milk
taken by the inspectors under the Sale of Food Drugs Acts, made written
requests for samples to be taken from their consignors at the place of
delivery. All those eight samples proved to be genuine.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.—For selling milk from a
can which had no name and address inscribed thereon, a vendor was
fined 7s. 6d. under the above Act.
Milk.—During the year 970 samples of milk were taken for analysis.
The analysts have graded samples in four standards of quality as stated
below. The legal standards below which milk is regarded as adulterated
are for fat, 3 per cent., and for non-fatty solids, 8.5 per cent.:—
Good quality, over 3.8 per cent. of fat.
Fair quality, between 3.3 per cent. and 3.8 per cent. of fat.
Poor quality, between 3 per cent. and 3.3 per cent.
Adulterated, below 3. per cent. of fat and 8.5 per cent. non-fatty
solids.
The following table shows the total number of samples taken since
1910 and their classification into the grades as defined with the percentage
proportion of the total which each grade represented.
In the year 1925 the samples taken in each of the two districts of the
City are given.