HC Deb 12 December 1911 vol 32 cc2334-5W
Mr. LUNDON

asked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland), how many people have been prosecuted in Ireland for the fraudulent sale of Irish butter during the years 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911, and the penalties imposed?

Mr. RUSSELL

The figures taken from the records in the possession of the Department of Agriculture as to prosecutions and penalties in cases in Ireland under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and the Merchandise Marks Act in the years 1908, 1909, and 1910, in respect of butter, are as follows:—

Year. Number of Prosecutions. Penalties.
£ s. d.
1908 196 165 6 6
1909 179 240 14 11
1910 149 225 6 10
The figures for 1911 are not yet available.