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with. Though there were only 92 convictions, the total fines, including costs, awarded against the defendants amounted to £1,048 ss. lid. Of this amount, £654 Is. id. resulted from 50 convictions for adulterated milk, the average fine (including first offenders) thus being £13. It is very satisfactory to the Department that its activities under the Food find Drugs Act receive the support of the Magistracy, and that substantial lines are inflicted where flagrant breaches are committed. For 20 convictions in cases of short-weight bread the total fines amounted to £220 12s. 10d., or an average of £11 for each conviction. The remaining convictions under the Act were secured mostly through non-compliance with the regulations as regards standard and labelling of certain drugs and foodstuffs. The total convictions under this heading were 22, and the total fines amounted to £173 19s. A summary of the more important aspects of the work performed is set out in the following tables : —

Inspections during the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

Weighing of Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

Hospital District. Bay of Islands Kaipara Whangarei . . Auckland .. Waikato Thames Tauranga Bay of Plenty Taumarunui Waiapu Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Taranaki Stratford Hawera I'atea Wanganui . . Palmerston North Number of ¥l h Number of Premises „« ",,'', Instances inspected ™L!»£» Articles wore engaged in ™«H "seized" manufac- ZZ\"r or turing or «:„»'„' "destroyed." selling « . ;;« Foodstuffs. "elects. 192 23 4 100 Hi 3 330 24 17 058 43 31 1,657 80 075 113 386 10 5 571 13 1,100 48 3 274 178 9 108 2 17 485 37 504 9 1 519 24 7 3 70 6 7 I 8 441. 37 1 305 21 Hospital District. Wellington . . Wairarapa .. Wairau Picton Nelson Buller lnangahua .. Groy North Canterbury Ashburton . . South Canterbury Waitaki Otago Vincent Maniototo . . Southland . . Wallace; and Fiord Number of Instances Articles were " seized " or "destroyed." in m tii 's es Number of imber of Premises istances inspected icles were engaged in seized" manufacor turing or istroyed." selling Foodstuffs. 11 450 2 033 342 108 1 284 166 22 215 4 123 2 210 23 101 12 282 73 10 132 12 125 11,890 Number of such Premises requiring Action re Sanitary Defects. 2 ? 15 7 2 1 0 6 22 5 20 22 18 4 2 Totals 057

Hospital District. Number of Samples weighed. Number of Vendors concerned. Number Number Number Number Number JfSJrff of of of of - of ot *' Samples Vendors Samples not Vendors Warnings r,,,.,,,,, complying, concerned, complying, concerned, issued. mended Kaipara Whangarei Auckland Waikato Thames Tauranga Bay of Plenty Taumarunui Waiapu Cook Hawke's Bay Waipawa Taranaki Hawera Wanganui Palmerston North . . Wellington Wairarapa Wairau Nelson Buller Grey North Canterbury .. Ashburton Waitaki Otago Vincent Maniototo Southland Wallace and Fiord .. 34 27 342 318 286 20 94 307 95 84 50 31 80 98 20 2 95 176 15 75 38 3 117 1 127 282 181 46 85 2 Bret id. d. 21 0 13 4 3 25 5 2 2 200 37 76 24 4 I. 316 48 2 I 267 10 19 4 4 10 2 4 1 01 9 33 7 .. 2 327 33 40 13 1 1 90 10 5 1 1 .. 84 1,8 28 8 28 0 5 2 31 0 80 8 54 25 44 9 5 4 3 2 17 2 .. 3 2 2 89 22 0 1 .. I 106 39 10 2 1 1 15 15 75 32 32 7 0 1 1 .. 3 3 55 22 02 10 4 6 .... ill.. 126 14 1 1 281 37 I 1 1 177 24 4 2 2 46 6 79 16 6 1 .. I. 2 2 9 5 38 48 10 2 10 33 10 18 8 6 8 28 3 2 23 39 15 32 8 3 38 1 14 38 25 0 17 2 21 25 266 316 267 10 01 327 90 84 28 31 80 54 3 2 89 106 15 75 32 3 55 126 281 177 46 79 2 Totals .. 3,197 3,197 505 2,817 474 380 100 33 22