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KALGOORLIE MEAT SCANDALS
THE CASE OF BLACK BROS.
FINE OF £50 INFLICTED.
Kalgoorlie, November 25.
The case in which Robert Black, trad
ing as Black Bros., butchers, was pro
secuted by the Kalgoorlie Municipal
Council for having held for sale car
cases of pork that were unfit for human
consumption, was heard in the Police
Court to-day. Mr. Cowle appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Hall for the
defence.
Health-Inspector Hair and Meat
inspectors MoHenry and Greenhill were
the three witnesses called for the pro
secution. Evidence given by the first
named was to the effect that on Satur
day afternon, November 16, he saw
sone carcases of pork hanging up in
the defendant's shop. He could tell,
by the absence of certain cuts that were
usually made by meat inspectors, that
they had not been examined. He
went into the cellar and found five car
cases of pork on a table and two hang
ing up. Those on the table were in
a very bad conadition, and one car
case hanging up showed signs of dis
colouration consistent with swine fever.
Neither that one nor the five on the
table were fit for food. He gave in
structions that the careases 1'ere not
to be removed until he returned. When
he came back later, however, the shop
man in charge said that the carcases
had been senr to the slaughter yards
to be destroyed, as they were no good.
On again making an inspection of the
cellar the witness found that two car
csses were still there, five having been
removed. One of these the witness Mc
Henry condemned, as also one other in
the shop upstairs, which was also in
bad condition. In company with the
defendant the three inspectors drove to
the local ice works, but were unable to
get the key of Black Brds.' chamber.
A~cHenry sealed the door, and the party
then visited the slaughter yards. but
could find no trace of live careases. On
returning to town the key of the ice
chambers was .produced by one of the
defendant's employees, and the seal was
shown to have been tampered with,
and there was nothing in the ice cham
ber but scraps. Eventually two of the
carcases were produced at the shop, but
no atisfactory information was forth
cominm as-to where they came from. In
the meantime putrefaction had set in,
and both carcases were destroyed. It
was then stated that the three car
cases still missing had been burned in
the bush.
The defence was that the man in
charge of the defendant's shop knew
that the earcases were bad. that they
were placed in the cellar preparatory
to removal to the sla.ughter-house. and
that they were eventually sent there
and destroyed.
The Resident Magistrate said thlat
the case was a very bad ones and im
posed a fine of £50, with costs. in de
fault six months' imprisonment. The
fine was paid.
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