Adulterated Milk.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 October 1918, Page 2

Adulterated Milk.

HEAVY FiNE INFLICTED, , At the Levin Court on Thursday six charges were preferred against 0. T. Easton, milk vendor, (Shannon, on the information of J~. H. Cowdrey, Inspector under the Food and 35ruga Act. • The charges were (1) On August '17 at Shannon, he sold milk adulterated _ with water, the package in which euch milk was sold not having printed thereon a true description of "the compositionof sucili milk; (2) having sold milkatUil. , terated with water: "(3) and (4) Selling adulterated mffik, the package in which' such milk was sold not liavulg printed thereon a time description of the composition of such milk; (5) and (6} t3el{t ing milk adulterated, with i^ftt£r. J. H. Ccyu-drey ' that ho saw defendant on August 17 and lie said he milked his own cows and carted his own milk. Witness took samples as pre scribed by the Act. They- were fa)Uii4 on analysis to contain up to' 15 «ent of added water. Defendaivt to ■ ness: "I heard you vaiting for — me." "

in evidence said, Jije milk-, ed ,27 cows on -his brother's farm. Ho was woi'king ou wage® and got £3j 10s* per week ; it was therefore flq Rwefib to him to increase theauantity of mill? with water. Witnesses children did milking. .fitness;knew Inspector was in Shannon on tihte~l7ih aiid if toft had watered the milk lie oou'lfl leaaily turn round and take the \nilfc. hojne when he heard, the Tyas tin lttoo town. He wven children HQ means other tlhaiV His wages; • Cross-examined by Mr Tudhope for the Department, he-tsaitl he could not explain the <>f the water in the milk, 1 -

Convictions were recorded on all itlie charges and defendant was fined. £25 and costs 34s ou the first change '«ad was ordered to pay costs, in the others, amounting in all to £2 9s.