LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1350, 30 January 1912, Page 3

LAW REPORTS.

POLICE CASES. CERTIFICATE BY ANALYSTIN A MILK CASE. HOW NOT TO USE THE COPT. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., I. J. Duflou was charged with that he made uso of a copy of an analyst's certificate (issued under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 190S) as an advertisement. Sub-Inspector Sheehan said that on three occasions the defendant's milk had been analysed. Twice ho had been cautioned as a result, but on the other occasion the analysis had showed that the milk was satisfactory, and, on securing a copy of the analyst's report, defendant had made use of it as an advertisement. Mr. Rothenberg said that on the two occasions on which the milk had been below tho standard tho margin was so small that tho . Department could not ac^on * On the otheT occasion the milk analysed had_ boen taken from defendant's own special bottles, and he was so pleased with the result that ho advertised it, not knowing it was wrong to do so. A fine of -£1 was made. INFANT'S DEATH. Alice : Louisa Parks, the keeper of a foster-home at 5 iNonmuiby Street, was charged with failing to inform the police of the death of an infant, within 24 hours of such death. Sub-Inspector Sheehan stated that tho child died on January 2, and had been buried on January 3, but notice of death >mT been reported till January 4. The defendant having a iicense, and bof woman of considerable experience, should have known that it was noccssary to roport the matter. She was a woman of excellent character, and the authorities were satisfied that everything had been done for the child. However, she had committed a gross breach of tho law. Defendant stated that her omission ■ arose through the mother of the child undertaking to report tho death. Tho mother was called, and substantiated that statement, and added that the undertaking had escaped her memory. His Worship fined defendant £3, and allowed her a month in which to pay the fine. • LABELS AND LIQUOE. Elwic Thomas Taylor, wiiio and spirit morchant, was charged with sending a package of liquor into a No-License district, such package not being distinctly labelled m liquor. Mr. T. Young, who appeared for the defendant,.said that the offence was admitted, but lie asked that, it should be dismissed as trivial. A police constable had examined a load of 50 or GO eases of liquor, and found one not labelled. This particular case was at first intended to be sent to Day's Bay to a man who lives in Newtown, and also has a place at Day's Bay. However, the customer had had the package readdressed—to Newtown —and that was how tho trouble arose. Mr. Young' asked that no conviction should be recorded, but his Worship entered a conviction and a fine of 10s. ROOM MATE'S ACT. Thomas Gordon pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from Albert Gooch—one of 30s. on January 20, and the other of J3lB 7s. Gd. on January 24. Chief Detective Broberg said that the theft was a particularly mean one. Gooch was a carrier, who lived with his mother at Ivilbirnie. Gordon boarded with them and shared a room with Gooch, who kept his money in a box in tho room. From this box "the money had been stolen. It was 'money which Gooch had got together by hard saving. Gordon had come to New Zealand from Hobart as a stowaway, and he had spent Gooch's money in drink. On the -first charge Gordon was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and on tho second to fourteen days' imprisonment. PURVEYORS OF MILK.. D. Sullivan was charged with selling milk which was not up to the standard required by the Act, and, also, with not informing the purchaser of the fact. Mr. P. J. O'Regan, who represented the defendant, said that Sullivan had ,to trust to 'the millr supplied him. However, as they could not dispute the correctness of the analysis, they therefore would plead guilty to the first charge. Dofendant was fined £2 on the first charge, and the second charge was withdrawn.

Edward Osborne was charged with selling milk that was below the standard, and, also, with selling' an adulterated article of food and not informing tho purchaser at the time of tho nature of the adulteration.

Mr. Ward, who appeared for Osborne, said that the defendant, had to rely on his supplier. This was the first occasion on which there had been any suspicion against bis milk. He would plead guilty to the charge of selling milk 'which was below tho standard, and not guilty to the chargo of selling adulterated milk. Tho prosecution withdrew tho sccond chargo. His Worship made a fine of which ho subsequently reduced to £2. Defendant had to pay, also, tho analyst's fee (10s. 6d.) and court costs (135.). CHINESE TOMATOES. A case, in which there was somo difficulty in making the defendant "understand," was that preferred against Kwong Man Lee. The chargo was one of selling tomatoes which were unfit for consumption, and tho Chinese waa fined. " The case is reported elsewhere. OTHER CASES. For breaking a prohibition order, Bruce Meanders was fined £3, and for insobriety he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. • Insobriety,, breaking a prohibition order, and being idle, disorderly, and without ' sufficient lawful means of support were alleged against Katherine Stanley, who was described by tho police as "one of the unfortunate class." The woman pleaded guilty to the three charges. She was fined £1 for breaking her prohibition order, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment for being idle and disorderly. Denis Vaughan O'Donnell was ordered to pay ss. per week towards the support of his child. Ernest Albert Lovell was fined .£1 for insobriety. BUILDINGS CONDEMNED. (Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M.) Two "condemnation" cases were brought by tho .corporation, for whom Mr. J. O'Shea, City Solicitor, appeared. The defendants were T. J. Martin (stable in Rintoul Street) and the Public Trustee (stable and premises in Cambridge Terrace). Both defendants consented to an order for the destruction of the buildings.