No. 4.] REPORT OF DAIRY BUREAU. 393 



samples taken in the eastern part of the State, and the latter 

 samples taken in the western part of the State. 



In a general way and statistically the work of the Bureau 

 during the year has been as follows : — 



Inspection of places in which dairy products or imitation 



dairy products were sold or stored, 

 Samples taken of real or imitation butter, 

 Samples taken of milk, .... 

 Samples taken of condensed milk. 

 Samples taken of cream, .... 



Cases in court, 



Meetings addressed, including a butter exhibition, 

 Inspection of creameries. 

 Work at fairs. 



1,935 



742 



611 



102 



4 



87 



19 



The offences charged in the court cases have been as 

 follows : — 



Having milk of less than standard quality in possession 

 with intent to sell, 19 



Having imitation of yellow butter in possession with in- 

 tent to sell, ......... 47 



Serving oleomargarine in hotels and restaurants without 

 giving notice, 13 



Obstructing officers in prosecution of their work, . . 3 



Condensed milk, 5 



Total, . 87 



This does not include all of the work done, as evidence 

 has been secured of several violations of the law which could 

 not be tried during the year, and necessarily went over to 

 the next year's record. Evidence in two other cases which 

 could not be tried on account of the absconding of the 

 defendants was secured. 



Of the above 87 cases in court, the defendant was acquitted 

 in 10 and a nol pros, entered in 7, leaving the largest num- 

 ber of convictions secured by the Bureau in any one year. 



A more detailed account of the work is as follows : — 



Imitation Butter. 

 Natural butter has been higher in price during the past 

 year than for a number of previous years, which has been a 

 temptation to crowd the sales of the spurious article. Fur- 



