NOT UP TO STANDARD

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13895, 22 October 1918, Page 6

NOT UP TO STANDARD

MILK VENDOR MJ,JED.

Ae the Police* Hairiltotfu yesterday, Jaim i s lioseoe (.Mr MaclViarmid) was charge! that on {September ','7 he soM to Albert I*, Bennett, iiilk wliicli was tli'llcii'nl irt butter-:fat to the extent of rigid U.I.T cent. ilnspr >tor Bennetl proved tbfi purchase -ami submitted tlic analysis.

In reply to Mr MacUiarmid .the witness stated that dairy nxperttf agrc-3d that it, was possible for a dairy herd to give milk below the standard. There was nothing to Indicate from its appearance that the milt in quvestion was below the standard. It wits not a very bad case, the tlcfiaicncy .being only eight, per cent of 3JKi fat. ■which. was the standard.

The magistrate euostioacd line inspector as to whether there w&s any practical methods by which a milk vendor could test his milk be ft** going on his rounds, and tin* replied that there were rough and ready methods, but iS.was tfiat if the milk in questieu.had beea U»ted by them the defleioja«s:,.w<}wild: m&. have been detected. Defendant, sworn... stated; thai, he had obtained the milk on the (day :n question from his usual, source,, and had neither added to nor abstracted from it,. He was eonsidejuibij; surprised when it was found- to-bcbeLtw the standard, as he had repeatedly Laud the milk tested at the factory and. adw* by the anulyslst when rt>..had lleea £u«nd up to standard.

The magistrate ststad fKnfc idtefiendanl was carrying o* a business hy which he knew he undorfetok Bflrtain responsibilities Tl o. lav* absolutely prohibited the sale of milk twlow a certain standard, and; he was. there 1o .-see that the law wis onfDnceA. The cost of Ming was high, aad the jwbht were entitled to .an: article of certain quality, which dtw vendor* undertook to provide. If they did tut <*o so ttwty took the risk. It was rut a case for a heavy penalty: though litef&ndant was liable to a of SJSOL He- imposed at penalty eJf, £2 aad tosts 17s 6d \vcth an intiiiAtioa that further c-ases would be mure aevesely dealt with.