APPENDIX III.—(continued). SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.-ANALYSTS' REPORTS. TABLE B.-Summary of Prosecutions in Scotland and the results thereof for the Year ended 30th September, 1923. Note.-The penalties in connection with milk samples include the following: £60 for a seventh offence, £15 for a third offence, £15, £10 and £6, 69. for second offences; £2 in each of two prosecutions under Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922 (addition of colouring matter, etc.); and £2 in a prosecution under Section 9 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1899 (failure to have name and address on vehicle or milk receptacle). * Includes cases withdrawn on payment of expenses. + In all of these cases the proceedings were taken because the article had not been duly labelled. The appeal shown as pending in last year's Table was dismissed and £7, 78. expenses awarded. The Sheriff had convicted and imposed a penalty of £1. APPENDIX III.-(continued.) SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.-ANALYSTS' REPORTS. TABLE C.-Abstracts of the Reports of Public Analysts for the Year ended 30th September, 1923-Formal Samples. APPENDIX III.-(continued). SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.-ANALYSTS' REPORTS. Total (b) Total of Burghs with Popu lation under 5000 (b) ::ཀྱི 2,990,368 3218 +263 382 16 151 49 112 113 727 $204590|361 247,843 516 33 67 18 11 30 1 128 4 759 49 +25 samples reported as "of doubtful purity" are included here. 5 § 1 I 31 Do. Do. Do. do. do. do. (a) Included in a Joint Committee. (b) Exclusive of Burghs included in Joint Committees. ** See note (e) on page 214. See note on page 218. APPENDIX III.—(continued). SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.-ANALYSTS' REPORTS. Total Joint Committee 1,361,536 881 59 108 888 5 105 36 75 2 290 61459 108 304,709 177 13 26 1 23 3 32 2 153 Total Burghal Grand Total 4 411 23 3,238,211 3734 +296 449| 16 169 60 142 14 855 824 5349 |||410 4,904,456 4792 +368 583 22 297 99 249 +18 1298 $34 7219 ||541 ** See note (e) on page 214. ¶The 1921 census population for certain areas contained a large proportion of non-residents and the estimated population for those areas is therefore based on the 1911 census. APPENDIX IV. NOTE OF IMPORTANT CIRCULARS ISSUED TO APPROVED SOCIETIES DURING 1923. The following are among the more important circulars issued during the year for the information of approved societies and their members :: Circular 1117/A.G.D. (February).-Intimating new arrangements in regard to accounting procedure. Circular A.S. 238 (April).-Informing societies of the provisions of the Approved Societies Amendment Regulations, 1923; of the extension of the operation of the Prolongation of Insurance Act, 1921, to 31st December, 1923; and of other matters. Circular A.S. 239 (April).—Explaining arrangements and procedure for effecting severance of National Health Insurance between the Irish Free State and the rest of the United Kingdom as they apply to international centralised societies approved for Ireland. Circular A.S. 239A (April).-Setting out the procedure to be followed by other units for disposing of their Irish Free State members. Circular 1118/A.G.D. (July).—Instructing societies in regard to completion of forms, etc. in connection with second valuation and explaining title of members to additional benefits arising out of said valuation. Circular A.S. 240 (July).—Intimating the method of dealing with arrears for the contribution year ending 1st July, 1923. Circular AS. 241 (September).-Explaining the position of members of British societies who become resident in the Irish Free State. Circular A,S. 242 (December).-Notifying, inter alia, revision of certain transfer forms and new Post Office requirements re halfpenny postal packets. |