THE PEOPLE'S MILK

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2144, 9 May 1914, Page 5

THE PEOPLE'S MILK

AND ITS CONTENTS . SOME SIDE-LICHTS IN COURT. Alleged adulteration ®f mill; or eusifl WW responsible' for the tippeftrattcc i)f a smmlier -of indk.-vim.Mis tit tile MsisisEi'ato's Cbiirt. yesterday, Sir. p.. 6. A. Goopur, S.M., \i'»s oji the Bmieil aiid .Pe.liet"i:ire.[jcitei' Il'eftdi'e.v coml'm (ed the Jjrascetutian, One of tke defaida'tlts,, Waiter Avy.l'i, svas charged; (li With selling adHltor»t«d milk without informing -the .pur* C-liasei.' of the Jmtuns of the iidirltoar t'iu'i; and (2) with selling milk containing water aniiotto. ' JnspcHitor Ilendrey stated, that one af the Health .Dcpariiiispeetors had gone to tho defendant's shop add had taken a Sample of milk "which, upon •. beiiig analysed;, was fo.u.iid to contain ■28.6 j(6* 'cent, of .added water. I« 6rder to make up for the absence of fatty sol'ida anil also to colour the milk ii.nd thus hide th.'o .deception, it had also been adulterated with a coloured vegetable siib'.s'iUice known as, ar.n.otto. This made the milk look like, good, .rich milk ■from the co'.V. "'Thoro ha.vo -been.Quito a number of convictions for this „■ fonce," cc.iiclwicd tho inspector, "but still the game goes merrily oil,, and the public are cheated -daily by , dishonest vendors.'' • : ' ' i Defendant, admitted ilie allegation based on the analysis of -the. mills, but .denied knowledge of the offence, lie . stated, that, ho liad ret ailed the milk iii exactly tho .same' state .as. ho had reeeived it aot knowing that it' had been .' . 'doctored.. '.. ; ; ■ Befendant'B wife gave similar evidence. ; : ~. .. .• - v m '."V'- 1 ' In convicting, defendant tiio Magistrate pointed out that tho onus of responsibility was oil the person sell in <r. the milk. On the first eliarge defend- ■. ant was .fine<l £1 witli. costs . 7s. On ; the second informiiiiou lio \vas ordered • ,te pay 17s.- Gd. costs. .... • . ...Otliop iPioscoutlons. Informations wero also laid against Other milk vendors, and after, hearing evidence,' iho Magistrate remarked that they vi'aro pit all lo'urs ivi'ih tli.o- prece/ling ease., • . Mihito and Moffatt were ronvicted and Ordered to pay 7s, Costs for Belling s . Miiik withpul informing the purchaser of i-li'o oC iadilltiii'rttiOji: apil were fined 20s. with costs 17s. Gd., for sell- ; ing milk containing w.itcr.. D. Sniith'.was similarly fined for sell- ' -piirtqii?C the addition of which are prohibited, - - ATI defendaiits stated in evidence that •; tjiov had sold jlie milli iu tlie same state as they received it. '. . is the Vendor the Real OlTsndor? : ' Sir. T. Xeri've, .who. appeared for D. . Smith, said that his client had at once ;.!.o.tified fbe Dopai-tmeiit- of ili6 name ■ of the. supplicfs of the. cream-. Counsel . asked the Magistrate, to merely inilirt . a fine of Is. in order to impress oil tho Health Department, that liiey should prosecute ' tho real' man • who suiiplied the millc. ts tho retailer. Tho latter .wais the victim ef the for- ' mors astuteness, y His Worship intimated tliit lis war not prepared to .vary iho /hie. . ;