DIRT AND FLIES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18636, 10 March 1926, Page 11

DIRT AND FLIES.

BURWOOD SLAUGHTERHOUSE. FINE OF £lO. Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M., in the Lower Court yesterday afternoon, a plea of not guilty was entered by Joseph Benton, of BurwoocZ, who was charged that being the owner of a slaughter-house he failed to keep it cleansed and drained, and that he allowed filth and refuse to remain there for 24 hours. Evidence given by Inspectors. Schou and Melrose was to the effect that the yard and slaughter-house were in' the most filthy condition imaginable, i Swarms of flies—"hundreds,/thousands, I millions of them"—were there, and the 1 smoll which came from the pig swill, manure, and offal abput the place was indescribable. , A Bad Day. The defence stated that when the inspectors called at the place they could not have visited it at a worse time; because pigs had just been killed. It was said that the place was always cleaned, and that everything was done to ."keep it sweet." ' "But where do the swarms of flies come from?" the prosecuting inspectors wanted to know foni Benton. "Flies?" defendant said. "Flies? How do I know where the flies coine from? They're only little kitchen flies;' they're not bluebottles or anything i like them! I can't say where they, come I from. I've tried kerosene on them, too?" he added. . His Worship held Benton guilty, and convicted and fined him £lO and costs.