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Although his time during the latter part of the year was necessarily occupied with the smallpox work. Mr. Grieve was able to continue the campaign against milk-adulteration with good results, and indeed throughout the province the Inspectors have kepi in touch with this branch of their work in spite of difficulties., as the attached records show. Some experiments were made with tomato sauce to ascertain the need or otherwise for preservatives. It is a pleasure to record that the Magistrate's Bench in dealing with this part of our work evidently regards violation of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act as a serious offence against the public welfare. The fines have throughout been such as to discourage people from hoping to make a little extra profit by means of adulteration. The District Health Officer, Christchurch, reports:— A great deal of work has been carried out in connection with the new regulations under this Act : numerous interviews have been given and inquiries answered concerning food slan dards and particulars required on laliels. The posters giving specific regulations relating to milk, meat -products, and ice-cream have been distributed, and inspections made of premises, and owners and occupiers of premises which do not conform with the constructional and protective requirements of the regulations are now actively engaged in altering their premises to bring them into compliance.

Canterbury, Westland, Otago, and Southland Districts.

Samples taken. Results of Weighing and Analysis. \\ here purchased. j> si . fti —Sj2 Rendered Mmihi-r. Nature. Complying. Bg S 2 = difcctivc In jit |ll " Auckland (in and around) Uni orua (in and around i Thames (in ami around) Whakatane (in and around) Whangarei (in and around) Hamilton (in and avound) Dargaville (in s nd around) A I ( KI.ANII DlSTRIC I. 173 .Milk .. .. 12:! 13 36 I 3 Bread . . .. .. . . 3 I Dried peas .. .. • I :i Margarine .. .. .'! I ('cx'oa .. .. .. .. l 8 Milk .. . . 7 . . I 1 Bread .. .. I 2 Beer .. .. 2 7 Whisky . . .. :i . . ! .! lirandy .. .. :5 13 Milk .. .. II .. 2 2 Bread .. .. .. .. a 3 Milk .. . . 3 . . I ■">„.. . . 3 ! I 1 Whisky . . . . I 17 .Milk .. .. 12 3 .. -1 2 I Bread .. .. .. .. 2 Wellington (in and around) Wanganui (in and around) Palmerston Norl h Xcison . . ■ . . Marlborough District Napier (risborne Wellington (in and around) South Taranaki Marlborough Napier Waniranui Wellington Hastings Wanganui Wellington Wanganui Ww Plymoul li Wellington Hawke's Bat-Nelson District. 102 Milk .. .. 166 12 26 29 .. .. .. Lβ r, i .-, 6 .. .. .. ♦ 2 6 .. . . . . S 1 4 .. .. .. 2 I .... 4 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 3 I .. 2 59 Kit-art . . . . ">2 6 2 !ii .. .. .. Ki 3 .... 1 .... .. .. I 2 .. .. .. 2 2 Butter .. .. 2 I .... .. .. I 3 ....... 1 .. I i I Pepper . . .. I 8 Sardine* .. . . ii I Cod-liver oil .. I I Vanilla .. .. 1

Hospital District where purchased Samples taken. Number. Nature, Results ..I Weighing or Analysis ' ■ oomplytng. Action takiii Proeeoated. Earned Nori li Canterbury Ashburton Grey Sciuili Canterbury Dtago Soul bland 186 Milk .. 13 2 .... i 28 164 Bread . . I .... I Whisky i:t7 id II 2 2 ■4 I is in 120 ::i 3 I I IK 21 1 I 2 I 26 I