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matters; that they were of opinion that the first
difficulty would be met by the appointment of a special
tribunal to try disputed cases under the Act, so
qualified as to be able to understand and examine the
evidence brought before it, and that, with regard to
Somerset House, the method of milk analysis in use there
is the "maceration" process, a process, which in their
opinion was almost universally condemned as antiquated
and incorrect; that they had asked the Board of Agriculture
to receive a deputation from them on the subject,
and asking the Council, if they concurred in the above views,
to support them by bringing pressure to bear upon the
Board of Agriculture to promote legislation to enable disputed
cases under the Acts to be tried by qualified tribunals,
and to secure amendment in the method of analysis and
certification adopted by Somerset House. Your Medical
Officer reported that this Council have not been in conflict
with the authorities at Somerset House with regard to
analytical results, and the Council decided to take no action.
3. From the Westminster City Council (6th April)
stating that with regard to the suggestion that some plan of
combined action should be agreed upon, whereby, at the
request and expense of the Council of the Borough to which
milk is consigned, samples might be taken at the railway
depots by the Inspectors of the Councils of the respective
Boroughs in which depots are situated, they had now
resolved to address a communication to the Government
urging them to consider as to the desirability of inserting
in the " Sale of Adulterated Butter Bill " now before Parliament
a clause which would give authority to a Sanitary
Inspector of any Metropolitan Borough to take samples of
milk for analysis at any railway station situated in another
Borough, and being the place of delivery of milk consigned
to his district. The Council had already agreed to the