ALLEGED ADULTERATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 106, 5 May 1923, Page 15

ALLEGED ADULTERATION.

s_t_K VEKBfJB AXD supplier. «ay.\TKl:i.v ," ■' UK. isi i: • v >,;c? i i ; : :: : s<;,?,! «n<i»f k ' ■■..;,, 7. dene" .«!• ■ JbrfrrMnii . Alfred ll.M.rv 1..:::,.,...:..-,,:,,-. »( M -»" «•" ;k;/:;■,.;';:r mtli having -oltl nuK 1 -■'" "'■"• „. ...Miuiininj! IS.l? !"■■ '-';: "■ »••"■'■■ &A .kfrndHnt »■«■. r..ri ~-r •■ wrpM !»t. guilty. HEALTH INSPKCTOirs <TOKY. Nor.imn Krank Funics, inspector ..f the Health Department. .1.-j...*e<l 'n.u ho met orin ut li an,, en February r ill Mount Eden, and told the defendant thnt he was going to buy « |>int of milk whi.-li would be iwd for '« ''■|"' r; "> I;,r ,io / Tfrnment analyst. A pint was iiiea-ureil. for which witness jianl 3,1. He rim.le.l it into three parts b) pouring t1... contents into bottle*, one of whliMi ho fiave to defendant alter gcttliiifr- i"«nn liiado no complaint. On February 14. a: :'.._n a.m.. witness -.vent t.. Hartho« - pla.r anri waited f«r * orin in call. -:nce l-..irtho» supplied Corin and I orin. -mi... nun Mcir Jk. However. Corin had Mil.;<! at an earlier hour, and at 5.311 o ekick tnc inspector went to Barthow. lie then informed him of his requirements -•omvrninc milk for an analy.-i.'. Uarth.iw repl:e I that he had no milk tliere except some that was in a can for I orin. 1 In- injector bought a pin; for :id. aml iliviueci v a< before. To Mr. Moody: Corin ;i«ul never been previously convicted. To Mr. Cellar: Bartlum .-aid tin- milk wa? Conn's, and had boon drawn t Insight before. The milk was eleven hourold. , _ The inspector produced tlie Government analyst's reports, which tliowod that BarthonV milk contained ."..-).") pelCent irgter and oCrin'3 18.18 per i-i-nt. COMPLAINT!? FROM i/l>Tt>MKi:s. Twelve months ago lie bought a jn--al-lon round from Barthow. isaid Uirin. I p till February he had no complaint* from lis customers, but duirng that month there were complaints. lie lviii never watered the milk, but had passed on the complaints to Barthow. who had al.-o seen a bundle! of complaining note- from customers. Host of the customers who complained ceased to deal with him. It was his practice to get big supply at 3 a.m. and so straight away on his round.

To" Mr. Sellar: C'oriii had complained tbout the poor quality of the milk. It hail no keeping qualities. Barthow said he did noi know why that should !><•■

Di'lendant Barthow stated that the Corins could have taken their milk in the evening, and in point of fart they did take it atvaysometime* at night. The Inspector arrived at oiiO and dptenJant said: "This-inilk is not-mine tv sell—it is Corin's." The inspector then bought the milk. 'OCevcr mind, you'll !;e blamed for i;." replied the inspector (co the defendant alleged).)

Senior-Sergeant Rawle: Has the department 'ever threatened to take away your license if tile condition of the milk ilid not improve.—Xo. 1 simply had to deau lip the yard.

You've been before the Conn beforej— Vfs. once.

You don.'t deny that this i= rr.ur list? It shows a conviction for adulterated milk and a tine of £3.

It was admitted that defendant had oeeii Bncd for that, offence and a £2(1 .ine fur deficiency of fat was also admitted. The record showed that the latter tine was for adulteration aUo, but Mr. Sellars would not admit this.

Cross-examined by Mr. Moody, Barthow said he might have hud other milk on the premises when the inspector called.

you knew he wasn't a friendly visitor. Yon got the wind up and •witched him on to Corin s milk pretty quick:

Ernest C'orin. father of defendant Corin, said he had complained to Barthow about the quality of the milk. Be had talked about, it till he was sick. During the hearing. Mr. Sellar referred to the Supreme Court decision ihat milk •old to an inspector for an analysis was Hot food for human consumption.