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Proceedings under the Margarine Act.
On March 6th, 1913, Mr. Abraham Stappley, of 20, Vallance Road, was
summoned for selling margarine in a plain wrapper. He was fined 10s., with 23s.
costs.
On April 7th, 1913, Mr. Nathan Kerstein, of 62, Redman's Road, was summoned
for selling margarine in an unlabelled wrapper. The summons was withdrawn,
as he was fined £30 and costs for selling margarine as butter under the Food and
Drugs Acts on the same day.
On August 29th, 1913, Mrs. Louisa Hutchings, of 10, Old Gravel Lane, was
summoned for selling margarine in an unlabelled wrapper. She was fined 20s.,
with 23s. costs.
Proceeding's for refusingto sell under the Food and
Drugs Acts.
On March 18th, 1913, Mrs. Rose Cherry of 60, Burdett Road, was summoned
for obstructing the Sanitary Inspector in the execution of his duty. She attempted
to regain possession of the sample after it had been purchased, with the result that
it was partly destroyed. The remaining portion was found to contain an excess of
water. She was fined £20, with 23s. costs.
On April 2nd, 1913, Mr. Lewis Marcus, of 2, Leslie Street, was summoned for
obstructing the Inspector when the latter was taking a sample for analysis. He
was fined £20, with 2s. costs.
On June 12th, 1913, Mr. Henry Cohen, of 54, Sutton Street, was summoned
for refusing to serve a sample for analysis. The defendant had given a false address,
and the case was adjourned, a fresh summons or a warrant to be granted if he
should be found.