SALE OF CREAM

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25036, 28 October 1944, Page 8

SALE OF CREAM

OFFENCE BY MILKMAN I FINE OF £2B IMPOSED I "The worst feature of any breach of the Food Rationing Regulations is that some people get the commodity while others do not," said Mr J. H. Luxford,, S.M., yesterday, when a milk rounds-j man, Norman Taylor (Mr Newbery),; pleaded guilty to a summons charge of | supplying cream to a consumer, not being the holder of a permit issued by j the controller, ! Sergeant Bennett said delendant j milked cows for his mother and sent cream to a dairy factory. The factory received cream only up to Friday each week, and it was alleged that defendant sold cream to customers over the weekends. A rationing inspector visited defendant on September 30 and purchafed a jar of cream for 2s. Defendant had been reluctant to bo 1 j cream to the inspector, _ said counsel, i However, the inspector said he had been . sent by the Mavor of Mount Men, and i defendant thought that by supplying hi in he would be doing the Mayor a | favour. He denied selling cream on his j round. „ ~ Inspector's Evidence Eric James Bourdot, a rationing inspector, called at the magistrate s request, said he visited defendant b j premises in Richardson Road. Mount Roskill, as a result of many complaints. He found defendant separating cream from milk. When asked to sell soma cream defendant said he did not recognise witness' face. Witness said he had seen him supply cream to the Mayor or Mount Eden earlier that morning, and defendant replied, "Oh R.J. —I often give him cream." The Magistrate: And did you see him serve cream to the Mayor that morning?— Yes, sir. _ , „ And are the Mayors initials R.J.r' I believe so, sir. Witness continued that he handed over a pickle jar and it was filled with cream. As he gave the money defendant said, "Are you sure the inspector didn t send you?" Witness replied, "I am the inspector." Statement Denied Defendant gave evidence denying that he had ever delivered cream to the Mayor of Mount Eden. The Mayor was not one of his customers. inspector had said that he was a friend of the Mayor, and as the Mayor had obliged him once with # some he supplied cream to the inspector, thinking that one good turn deserved another. Defendant also denied ever having been told that the man to whom he sold cream was an inspector. Recalled by the magistrate, the inspector said' the incident concerning the supply of cream to the Mayor had taken place in Dominion Road, near the Balmoral intersection. Stating that food breaches were bad for public morale, the magistrate imposed a fine of £25. A Bequest Refused Counsel later made a request that he should be allowed to call the Mayor of Mount Eden to give evidence. His name had been mentioned without his being given the opportunity of a reply. In view of the publicity the case would receive, this would only be fair. "The Mavor of Mount Eden is not before the Court," said the magistrate. "The matter of a third person being mentioned in a Court has frequently given concern. However, what has been stated in this case was stated in evidence, and the Court can make _ no order. If false evidence has been given i about a person he can take what remedies are open to him. The matter is now closed." The Mayor of Mount Eden, Mr R. J. Mills, said lost night that he wished to deny ever having received any cream from a man named Taylor. He was prepared to make this denial in any Court of law. MILK OFFENCES COUNCIL'S PROSECUTIONS Several prosecutions brought by the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council against milkmen were dealt with by Mr F. H. Levien, S.M.. yesterday. Leonard H. Prangley {Mr Mackay) pleaded guilty to two charges of selling raw milk in bottles labelled "pasteurised." He was fined £4. Charged with delivering milk after 8.30 a.m., three vendors, George Stone, Gordon Stone and Howard Stone, who pleaded guilty, were fined £3, £2 and £2 respectively. A charge of drinking milk from a measure in the serving can he was carrying was denied by Joseph Porter, a roundsman. A witness stated that he saw a roundsman, whom he could not definitely identify as Porter, dip the measure into the milk can and drink from it. Defendant denied that he used the measure and produced a telescopic cup which he said he used. It was pointed out by Mr Drummond, who appeared for the milk council, that if he used the cup it would still be a breach of the regulations. A fine of £2 was imposed. SYDNEY FLYING-BOATS The following passengers left for Sydney by a Tasman Empire Airways flying-boat yesterday:—Messrs T. B. Vinsen, L. 6. Hutton, C. Mueller, L. B. Clarkson, V. C. McPhail, C. W. Stericker, A. C. Shaw, J. Fleming, C. W. Dodds, S. Dawson, Commissioner E. J. Harewood, Dr E. Alexander, Mesdames S. Dawsoiij M. P. Harewood, R. E. Graham and infant, R. V. Carter, Miss E. P. Stockley. A Tasman Empire Airways flyingboat arrived from Sydney yesterday with the following passengers:—Sir Henry Scott, Messrs L. Bonnington, W. R. Carney, F. M. Collis, A. H. Fitts, J. T. Martin, G. Springhall, Mrs M. C. Carney, Madame C. Lucryne, Misses E. Busse,' E. C. Coady, A. K. Davis. L. M. Gill, A. Jackobovitch. P. E. Kennedy, D. E. Smith. A. D. Stevenson. A. fe. Watson. PERSONAL ITEMS Sir Henry Scott, of Fiji, arrived from Sydney by air yesterday. Mr Stronach Paterson returned to Wellington by air yesterday. Mr L. B. Hutton, general manager of the Wellington Tramways and Electricity Corporation, left for Australia by air yesterday. Commissioner E. J. Harewood, of the Salvation Army, who is in charge of the Southern Territory of Australia, and who has been visiting New Zealand on sick leave, returned to Australia by arr yesterday. Mr W. R. Carney, who has been appointed commercial secretary to the High Commissioner for Australia in New Zealand, Mr T. G. de L. D'Alton, arrived from Sydney by air yesterday. He was met by the Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, Mr J. W. Heenan, on behalf of the Government.