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SECTION 5.—WORKING OF THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. Table 1. —Showing Samples respectively of Milk and other Foodstuffs taken and dealt with during the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

Table 2. —Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

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Samples not complying. NUmbe «en. amPleS <* • Number of Samples. Number of Warnings j p^euttot Health District. issued. recommended. Milk. ; Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland .. 38 18 38 18 3 5 3 9 Central Auckland .. 1,603 280 1,594 278 159 37 130 13 21 7 South Auckland .. 231 8 231 8 6 1 6 1 Thames-Tauranga .. 36 .. 36 .. 3 .. 3 Taranaki .. .. 45 22 40 21 2 6 1 6 1 East Cape .. .. 307 31 307 31 | 2 .. 2 Wanganui-Horowhenua 199 36 198 36 4 j 20 .. 16 3 3 Wairarapa-H a w k e's 225 21 225 21 1 9 .. 6 .. 3 Bay ' Central Wellington .. 1,778 46 1,735 41 26 j 12 5 5 19 4 Nelson-Marlborough 138 40 136 40 3 8 1 6 2 2 Canterbury .. 1,871 138 1,730 130 115 22 91 22 24 West Coast .. 146 45 134 45 16 8 14 8 2 Otago .. .. 974 529 557 157 90 20 41 7 16 3 Southland .. .. 102 44 48 21 6 6 5 Totals .. 7,693 1,258 7,009 847 j 434 156 300 101 88 22

Number of Premises inspected N umber of Number of engaged in the such Premises Instances Goods Health District. gelling Qr found tQ have were « seized » Manufacture of Defects. or "destroyed." Foodstuffs. North Auckland .. .. .. •• 1,095 184 2 Central Auckland .. .. .. . ■ j 1,332 256 34 South Auckland .. .. .. • • 2,906 296 8 Thames-Tauranga .. .. .. • • 257 23 2 Taranaki . . .. . • • • • • 208 39 i 9 East Cape .. .. . • • • • • 801 193 Wanganui-Horowhenua .. .. .. 459 49 65 Wairarapa-Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 257 30 9 Central Wellington .. .. • • 461 27 18 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. .. •• 1,164 107 4 Canterbury .. .. .. • • • • 1 > 036 3 , 7 West Coast .. .. .. • • • • 729 35 4 Otago 1,960 200 9 Southland .. .. .. .. • • 736 30 3 Totals 13,401 1,472 174