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the Magistrate for each defendant to be separately tried.
This was conoeded and the Magistrate in giving judgment
expressed the opinion that Pearce and Richard Carter appeared
to be dummies in the hands of Blake.
Blake, against whom there were several previous convictions
in connection with unsound food, was sentenced to
four months' hard labour; Pearce was fined £40 and 10
guineas costs or one month's hard labour; pnd Richard Carter
was fined £5 or 14 days.
Blake lodged an appeal against his conviction which came
before the Chairman of the Clerkenwell Sessions on 9th'
January, 1914, the Borough Council being represented by
Mr. Bodkin and Blake by Mr. Cecil Walsh, K.C., and
Mr. Bickmore. The appeal was dismissed with costs.
Blake lodged a further appeal on a point of law as to
the true construction of the word "possession."
This further appeal has not yet been heard.
11a. Of the surrenders 8 were tuberculous pigs, 36 livers
or other organs affected with parasitic disease, 225 lbs. unsound
mutton, 206 unsound kidneys, and 384 tins of unsound condensed
milk. A full list is given in Table 19.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS.
12. On January 1st, 1913, there were 117 milkshops on
the register; 11 were added, and 12 removed, during the
year, leaving a total of 116 on the register at the close of
1913. There were 192 inspections made, and 25 notices
served. There were no prosecutions.