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456 Notices have been served during the past year,
calling the attention of Owners to breaches of regulations.
In certain instances it has been necessary to take proceedings,
in consequence of the Notices not being attended to.
In every case in which this has been done the Owners have
been convicted by the Magistrates, and either fined or
cautioned, and ordered to pay the costs.
The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 1875 to 1879.
These Acts have again been rigidly enforced within the
District. 176 samples of Food, and 36 of Drugs, have been
purchased, consisting of milk, butter, cheese, coffee, flour,
bread, olives, capers, green peas, beans, tomatoes, rum,
whiskey, gin, brandy, sal volatile, iodide of potassium and a
prescription of these nine samples of food and one of drugs
were found to be adulterated.
In 10 cases proceedings were taken before the Police
Magistrates. In three of them the Magistrate was of opinion
that the adulteration was of so trifling a nature that he
merely ordered the payment of the costs. The total amount
received for fines and costs was £11 lis.
One matter of extreme importance was the purchase of
the samples of Sal Volatile, one of which was not prepared
according to the recipe in the "British Pharmacopoeia."
This was denied, and it was endeavoured to establish that
there was no necessity for the Sal Volatile to be prepared
according to the "British Pharmacopoeia,'' but that other
recipes would be equally satisfactory. The Board took considerable
trouble over the matter, and retained the services
of Counsel. The result was a conviction, and the Defendant
was fined and ordered to pay costs.