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were raided the same evening. In the two furthest corners there were 24
boxes containing milk, all the tins were in a very blown condition. These
were to be sold, Mr. Weir said, for pig and poultry feeding. On being
challenged, however, he failed to give the name of anyone that would buy
them for pig or poultry feeding, or the name of anyone that he had ever
sold to for that purpose.
Near the centre, there was a box containing 48 tins of "Flora" milk, of
which 45 were bad. Two other similar boxes contained an equal number of
the same brand of milk, all of which were badly blown. Another box contained
26 tins of "Full Cream" milk, and several thousand labels, ready to
be pasted on the tins. 17 of these tins were blown and the contents were
unwholesome. Near the latter, there were 4 boxes, the first contained 48 tins
of "Flora" brand, which were all bad. The second contained 72 tins of
"Diamond" and "Hit" brands, of which 35 tins were bad. The third box
contained 37 unsound tins out of 72. The fourth box had only 7 sound tins
out of 48.
1,405 unsound tins were seized and condemned by the Magistrate at the
Thames Police Court. 191 tins of sound milk were left behind.
On March 26th, Mr. Weir surrendered 20 cases of milk as trade refuse.
Mr. Weir showed me his invoices. He had bought G9 cases at 2s. 9d.
per case, and others at 4s. 6d. per case from Messrs. Field & Co.
Messrs. Field and Co.'s Manager afterwards informed me that the proper
price was 8s. 6d. per case, and that the milk was sold to Mr. Weir as pigs'
food.
Mr. Weir denied this statement, and it is significant that the invoices
had no mention of pig feeding, which is usually the case when the milk is
not intended for human food.
The Poplar Authorities took proceedings against Mr. Weir at the same
time that we did. He was fined on each summons £10 and £b 5s. costs.
In January of this year, 1,373 cases of milk, and cocoa milk, belonging
to Messrs. Field and Co., were landed at Morocco Wharf. 1,243 appeared to
be all right, and were not detained; 130 cases appeared to be doubtful. On
January 15th I examined 130 cases on the Wharf; they had been sorted by
Messrs. Field's representative, who had declared 18 cases to be unsound. I