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The heaviest fine inflicted was £10 for 3 per cent. of added
water; this was a second offence, the previous one having been in
1904.
9. Of the 403 milk samples, 97 were taken on Sunday and 11
or 11 per cent, were found adultered, compared with 5 per cent.
adulterations of the samples taken on week days.
Food Inspection.
10. Messrs. Ranee, Tedham & Dee continued to act as special
food and meat inspectors on Friday and Saturday. There was
one seizure—a liver with Echinococcus Cysts, and 32 surrenders.
There were no prosecutions, all the owners having acted in good
faith. Of the surrenders, 16 were for Tuberculosis, 15 Unsound,
and one a liver with Echinococcus Cysts. The meat affected with
Tuberculosis was pork in 15 cases and the lungs of an ox in one
case.
The food surrendered as being unsound was mainly fish and
fruit.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
11. On January 1st there were 196 milkshops on the register;
24 were added and 34 removed during the year, leaving 186 on
the register at the close of 1905. There were 305 inspections
made, and 29 notices served. One occupier of a milkshop was
prosecuted under regulation 25, made under Section 13 of the
Dairies and Cowsheds Order, 1885, which requires that a milkshop
shall at all times be kept in a cleanly condition. This was a small
general shop in which the occupier insisted on selling milk in
spite of warning, and contained the usual amount of dust and dirt.
The case was not defended, and a fine of 20/- and 25/- costs was
imposed for this offence and failure to register. He has now
discontinued selling milk.