The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1883. THE ADULTERATION ACT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 13, 13 December 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1883. THE ADULTERATION ACT.

bring" them int^, trouble. For any day an Inspector may seize milk either at the place of delivery, <or m cottr.se of deliver j, and have the same analysed, if he suspects adulteration. The onus of proving that the milk was not bung delivered or intended for sale is cast upon the seller or consignor*; and the" seller or any one acting for him is liable to a fine of £10 if he refuse to deliver, up, such quantity, of jnjlkas may be] demanded! for analysis* -tte - wJU thus appear that the best thing to-do here, next -to~-'fceo])ing the" cans cleans and sweet, is always to allow the milk to speak for itself. In regard to imported wines or spirits, the, ..lnspector is empowered to take without payment a sample from ; any cask when being guaged, and to enter a warehouse, -I>y forc.^ if necessary, for that purpose,. And, Jf isuch wines or spirits are found to be adulterated, he : may order them ac once to be : destroyed ; unless tlm, importer undertake to destroy the same himself, or send them out of the Colony. . With a touch of humanity, the Act allows spirits to be reduced with water, unless! this should chance to be overdone, and pnvvides that when no other agent is used they shall not be considered obliterated," so long as they are not thus brought more than : 25 decrees under proof for brandy, whisky, pr rum, or 35 degrees under proof for gin. This, it will be seen, admits of. a fair margin for both seller and' purchaser. In many instances, the more spirits are diluted with water the better will it be for the consumer; but : where, I .a s under the original Act, no restrict jon^is placed on thV vendor, this qualification is prone to be carried a little. too .far at times. In the case of spirits, just as m that o£ v milk, the safer L coutfse is to -le'ave the purchaser to water it. fpr himself. But while mainly, occupied with regulations relating to bread, milk, and spirits, the Act also take* cognisance of other articles, and m the "schedules attached gives the proportions of, constitmeuts which- thay enter into gutter, tea> cocoa, etc. j the object Jbeing to secure, as far as possible, .purity m the dally fdocl and drink' sof the people. With the purpose of the Legislature all true men will , heartily. . sympathise, -*ud - it ; will un-idoHbtedfy'-befbr the of the Whole f community bif» instead of seeking to evade ibe law's provision's people endeavour everywhere,' and m all respects, to .observe them honestly.

It oßm%t K ndr ; be i^iagined thatUhei bak< »i« -^ro the only .class affected by #&i Pfc&entioJi of/^opd •{Adnlte^lio^ Ac t. The y are simply compelled by" la' kto gi ye full weight/ stamp their* bi ;ead, and see* that the arcj . P nre and wholesome. But milk ven- •' iors are nlso liabie to penalties for ; aijultgr^tic >n, and. certain provisions m ihe Act ap ply specially to them. In a summary o f the new Act which appears m the Bi ly of Plenty Times^ the leaders of that journal are informed that accord ing to legislation now m force, what is generally known afl sweet milk mu-t contain 9 0 r^^e^tby, weight of m ilk solids, not fat, and not less than 2*' -5 per cent of butter fat; while skim 1 nilk must contain not less ' 'than* 9 'o -pc; «" ceiat by weight of hiilk solids, n^t •/' ' fat. So those 'who have been m the I tabit of indulging this -very harmless pra ctice of* putting a certain proportion o f pure spring water (npc to say more) into their cans "to make the milk go fi urtheri pr roayhftpi9^av§ the loss of a. good cuHtoiner m d«»ys when the ge^-n'uii&e arfcicife^is^ceaii^*^ had better bey ?are that ; there /innocent imitation of th c widow*» wuse does nob