BUTCHER FINED

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14586, 8 February 1921, Page 6

BUTCHER FINED

BREACH OF SLAUGHTERING ACT. A charge of exposing for sale meat which had been slaughtered other ihan at a licensed slaughter house was preferred by the Agricultural Department 'represented by Inspector Burton against, a Hamilton butcher, named F. Wooclhall, before Mr If. A. Young, S.M., ;•! Hamilton yesterday. The Inspector slated Ihal on November 20th meal wns found for siile in Woodhall's shop which had nol hen killed al a registered slaughter house. Butchers were not, of course, allowed |,o kill their own meal, except under proper supervision by a Government inspector, and it was highly essential, in Ihe interests of both the butchers themselves and Ihe general public. thai meal should he killed under proper sanitary conditions. Although the Department of Agriculture had action in this case, it was really the duly of the Borough Council lo exercise a proper supervision in Ihe matter. A number of local butchers were in Ihe habit of killing their own meal, and several of them had been previously warned. The Department did nol press for a heavy penally, bul brought Ihe case more as a warning to others. His Worship: But why should Ihey wanl a warning? They know what the requirement'' of the Ac| are. Mr Northcrofl, for Woodhall, said that his client had never previously been warned. lin this particular occasion it was holiday lime, and he could neither gel hisrarler nor drover to take the lambs to Horotiu, and he was therefore fared with Ihe position of killing his own meal or being left without any In bis shop. The Inspector had no fault whatever lo find with the lambs, which were perfectly wholesome. His Worship said Ihe broach of this regulation was a serious pyitlor. and the legislature apparently regarded it so by allowing for a penally un lo £SO. ' Tn Ihe present circumstances. however, there had apparently been some slackness in prosecuting, and as the Inspector did nol press for a heavv penalty, he would merely impose'a fine of £lO and costs. Future rases would be dealt with more severely.