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In two of these instances the requirements were complied with, and in three they
were still unobserved.
At the end of the year these latter cases were under consideration.
As regards the single case of preservative being found in milk, the vendor was
cautioned by the City Solicitor.
BUTTER.
324 samples of Butter were taken, 11 of which were reported against. Five of this
latter number, or 1.5 per cent., were cases in which there had been infringements of
the Act; the remaining six were informally taken samples obtained at places where
notices were exhibited stating that "the substance spread on the Slices of Bread sold
at the Establishment was composed of a mixture of the Finest Margarine and Best
Butter,"the object of such sampling being to ascertain to what extent this contract
was carried out, and also to discover the amount of the component parts in the article
supplied.
This subject is still receiving attention.

In regard to the 5 cases of margarine substitution, all took place at coffee houses
or cafes, none occurring at shops. A roll and butter was asked for in one instance
and margarine was supplied in lieu of butter; a fine of 40s. and 21s. was imposed.
In another case bread and butter was demanded and margarine served—dismissed—
"notice held to have been exhibited."In a similar case (a second offence) the vendor
was fined 20s. and 17s. 6d. costs. In another the summons was withdrawn on the
defendants paying the costs, 2l. 2s., and in the other case two slices of bread and
margarine was substituted for the bread and butter demanded. This vendor was
cautioned, and later another sample was purchased from her and found to be identical
with the article asked for.