TAKING A MILK SAMPLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 137, 12 June 1922, Page 6

TAKING A MILK SAMPLE.

AX AITKLAXn WOMAX'.S REMONSTRANCE. Itcxie Phillips, a sinjrlo woman, formerly n Wellington vendor of mi'k. but now 'resident in Auckland, ploadcd guiltj before Mr. V. K. Hunt. S.M., in the Wellington Mnsristrates' Court t> obstructins Frederick William Rawlillson. an officer of the Department of Public Health, while ill the execution of hi-* duty, but n< ,l guilty to keeping milk for sale which contained 24 per cent o! adtli-d water. Accused was represented by Mr. A. B. Siovwri<?ht. \ ' Inspector Rawlinson stated that on March 2 lie entered Phillips' sh-on. following a little pirl. who was tal-ivg a billy for milk. There was milk in the shop, but the woman liad taken the jrirl'e hilly into the back of the shop. Suspcctinjr that there was adulterated, milk there he followed, and found a p"il of milk and a billy of milk there, whirli she was about to pour away. A strugglej for the milk ensued. Init witness had secured a sample, which showed 2) per ccit of added water. To Mr. Mawmrarh: Tlic woman was' frantic, and struprlc.il vigorously with, him. I To His Worship: She had sold out the Shop anil had pone to Auckland. ' His Worship: Ts she going on with the same business there? "Mr. Sievwrisrht: No. His Worship: Tha f '« a <™nrl th'nc }lr. Mazenerarb stiid that his cli«n f, was very much upset at the time, and now realised th.it she had done wronT in ohstniPtine the oflicor. hut s l 'e had thought he had exeee.lfv! hi* duty in

2oinn- into back nrpiriscs of t'lp s'iop.J Miss Phillips was lined £10 and omrt rosts 7/. and given 14 days in which to pay. d>oll ihe chartre of u:n-i-''l, milk the accused wa.-; oonvkted and «.!i — ■ charged, find ordered ;r> pay r-ost^.