ADULTERATED MILK.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1918, Page 7

ADULTERATED MILK.

CHARGE OF SELLING DISMISSED, In the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, (before Mr. A. Orooke, K.M., •lack F. Lovell, and Hairy Kartell were charged under the Sale' of Food and Drags Act with, on June 24, selling- milk containing less than 3 5-lOtlis, per cent of milk solids other than milk fat, and also with selling milk having 10 per cent of added water. Sub-Inspector Hut ton prosecuted and Mr. A. 11. Johnstone appeared for defendants, who pleaded not guilty.! Alfred H. Kendall, inspector under the Pure Food and Drugs Act said that on June 24 he got a sample of milk from Lovell for analysis. Witness paid' for the sample and sent it away for analysis. A sample was ako given to Lovell and one kept by witness. Lovell -stated the milk came from Mr. Marfell- The result of the analysis was that the milk contained less than 8 5-10 th. per cent. of milk solids, other than butter-fat, and aisn contained 15 per cent, of added water. The Regulations under the Act were a'sp put in.. To Mr. Johnstone: Lovell delivered milk from throe different suppliers. Witness was particular to see that the sample analysed was that from Kartell's milk. Sub-Inspector Button gave evidence a* to receiving tho Government Analyst's certificate regarding the sample of milk in question. Mr- Johnstone said the faots were not in dispute. Lovell was delivering milk for his father and two other suppliers, and he had no authority to sell. He was merely taking the milk to the dairy for these men. The case was on all fours with that decided last year by his Worship, and must "therefore be dismissed. , In deference to the request of the Magistrate he called Lovell, to show that be bad no authority to sell the milk. Jack F. Lovell in givinc evidence said he «old to Mr. Kendall because he thought it was compulsory. He would not have sold to anyone else who asked' for milk because he was not authorised to sell. To Sub-Inspector Hutton: He did not tell tihe inspector he had no authority to soil. Harry Marfell. dairy farmer. Wes--1 town, said he -sold milk to Butler's daily, and had an arrangement with Mr. Lovell to do tlie carting. Mr. -Lovell'a son Jack actually did the carting, Ibut he had no authority to sell witness' milk. Witness wa 3 not aware, until the prosecution was instituted, that his milk had been deficient. Ho then remembered thst on the night before the day on which the milk was bought by the inspctor, he had inadvertently left a milk can exposed, and as it had rained during the night that would account for the water being in the milk, but he did not know it at the time. The Magistrate said the case was practically identical with one he hod dismissed last year and in which tho Supreme Court had confirmed the decision, and lie could do no other than dismiss the present information-