MILK PROSECUTIONS DISMISSED
Several prosecutions for the alleged sale of adulterated milk were heard before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., on the llth^ instant. In two of these cases (against Fred Jepson and Isabel Harrington) counsel for the defendants (Mr. M. Myers) raised a legal point. The Act provided that the bottles containing the 1 samples taken by the inspector should be sealed. This) was certainly done in the case in question, and it was impossible to remove the corks without breaking the seals. But, at the same time, he showed that it was possible to lift tho corks sufficiently to allow for the escape of a drop of' milk. If that was the case, would it not have been possible to add water after the samples had been secured? His Worship gave judgment to-day. He quoted the Act, which provided that the bottles must be securely fastened in such a manner as their nature permitted. In the cases before him it would have been possible to abstract the contents or add to them without the knowledge of either the Department or the defendant. The bottlea were not fastened in such a way that they could not be interfered with without leaving some visible evidence of such interference. The 1 informations were accordingly dismissed.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 8
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215MILK PROSECUTIONS DISMISSED Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 8
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