IMPURE MILK.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 11

IMPURE MILK.

MENACE TO PUBLIC HEALTH. CHRISTCHURCH, January 7. Two dairymen appeared before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Police Court this morning each charged with two breaches of "The Dairy Industry Act, 1898." One man was fined 206 for selling impure milk, and a further 20s for using unclean milk cans, and the other was also fined 40s on charges of failing to cool milk for human consumption, and milking cow 6 in sheds which were not kept in a clean condition as specified by the act. During the hearing of the cases the Dairy Inspector (in answer to questions by the magistrate) stated he had 600 sheds to inspect, and he had one assistant. In connection with the last case it was probably four months since his previous visit. The magistrate: "A place might get mighty bad in four months." Continuing, Mr Bishop remarked that the regulations of the act would have to be

complied with by dairymen. Breaches o( the aot did not very often come- befor^ the court, , and tke natural inference that the dairymen were satiefactorilv ful^ filling the requirements of the act. It was absolutely essential for -the protection of the public that the milk eupoly was kept pure, j and when future charges of selling im-, pure milk oame before him, and he was satisfied that such milk was a menace to 1 the health of the community, be woulq deem it his duty to inflict a very seven* penalty. '