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(2) Deficiency in milk-fat 53 varying' from a minimum
1 to a maximum 88 per cent., viz. : 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3,
3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7,
7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 15, 15, 16,
16, 16, 16, 22, 23, 26, 26, 26, 27, 46, 51 and 88
respectively.
(3) Extraneous water and deficiency in milk-fat (3),
viz., 3 and 13, 3 and 2, 3 and 17 per cent., respectively.
(4) Preservatives present (1) to the extent of 0.037
per cent, crystallised boracic acid, i.e., 3.2 grains per
pint. In 46 cases, no summonses were taken out for
the following reasons :—
(1) The amounts of adulteration being too small
(37) viz.: (a) extraneous water, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2,
2, 3, 3, 3, 3 and 5 per cent, respectively; (b) fat
deficiencies 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4,
4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 7 per cent, respectively,
and (c) extraneous water and fat deficiency
3 and 2 per cent, respectively.
(2) The samples being taken informally (6) viz. : (a)
fat deficiencies, 13, 15, 16, 16, 26 and 26 per
cent, respectively.
(3) Vendor absconded before summons could be served
(1) viz. : 15 per cent, fat deficient.
(4) Bottle burst (1) viz. : 10 per cent, extraneous
water.
(5) "Separated," sold as "skimmed" (1) viz. : 88
per cent, fat deficient.
The total fines amounted to .£'60 10s. 0d., with ,£25 5s.
costs.
(b) Butter.
481 samples of butter were taken, and of these 31 (i.e.,
6.4 per cent.) were declared by the Analyst to be