Bakers and Millers Act, 1871.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 117, 6 February 1872, Page 7

Bakers and Millers Act, 1871.

V This Act, having for its principal object the prevention of adulteration in llour and bread, was passed at the late session of the Assembly, Like many other Colonial statutes, some of its provisions are unnecessarily stringent, anti not likely to be enforced 4. All bread made for sale, or sold, or ex- | posed for sale in any part of New Zealand, shad I he mailtt of pure and sound flour or inoal or when;, barley, rye, oats, buckwheat, Indian corn, peas, : beaus, rice, or potatoes, or any of them, aad with ' any common salt, pure water, eggs, milk, barm, ! leaven, potatoe, or other yeasts, ami mixed in I such proportions as may be thought lit, and with j no other ingredient or matter whatsoever, i 5. The introduction of any ingredients, under j whatever pretence, beyond those specified, sub- ■ jeets the offender to a line not exceeding Ado, nor | less than forty shillings, for everv offence. I G. All bread made of the Hour of wheat, which | flour, without any mixture or division, shall be the whole produce of the grain, tiie bran or hull I thereof only excepted, shall be called and uui derstood to be standard and wheaten bream 7. All wheaten bread made for sale or any meal in which a portion of the bran or haul tliereof sliall have been retained, shall bo called and understood to be household wheaten bread ; and every loaf of such bread shau ba maided ! with a large I!om.au IT. 5. All bread made for sale wholly or partially I of the meal or (lour of any other son. ot corn or i grain than wheat, or the meal or llour of any peas, beans, or potatoes, shall be caned aim un- : derstood to bo mixed bread ; and every loaf i shall be marked with a large Homan M. j 9. Any person selling broad without being : in irked as directed in the two preceding clauses, : to be fined ten shillings for every pound of bread i so sold or exposed for sale. ' 10. J tread to be sold by weight, and it otheri wise, the seller to forfeit fifty shillings for every offence. This provision not to extend to I’ioneh mils or fanev broa b 11. Avoiiviipiiia Wiiaht of sixteen ounces to be use,l ; otherwise subject to a hue me, e,\eee.»- . ing J.‘>, mu - less tiiau J'2. Bread s Id without being pu van;. . weighed, subjects the offender to a penalty not ; exceeding A’o for every offence. ; 1 :i. livery baker or seller of bread to lw proj vided with proncr scales for weighing oread ; ■ i and should he neglect tins, or use false weiguts ; or Seales, to bo subject for every offence to a hue , | not exceeding Ao. . . I H any baker or confectioner having upon Ins ■ premises 'impure, u is-mi 1, and unwholesome * I flour, shall, on conviction bet me two justices, ’! pay any sum not exceeding l-J, and lot felt h.s >' stock of llour, or bread made ironi i . i i 15. Penalty not exceeding AAO. nor less than } j C 5, for am person adulterating imur, or selling ■ i flour of one sort of corn as the llour id another. ■! Id. Constables, authorised by warrant ot jusi! tice. may search and examine miffs, bakehouses, i land stores for mixed or impure llour. i 17 \av miller, meiiman, or baker, on w hose ’I premises any ingredient or mixture shall no ‘ found, adjudged t» have been m-posiued ihmo - | for the purpose of adulterating tloiir or broad, - 1; to pav, on first conviction, any sum not exeee. *! ing lo ; for the second offence, not exceeding 5 1 API ; ami subsc-iuent offences, not exceeding f! **is. Persons obstructing search to forfeit, tor 1 ! every offence, any sum not exceeding ~1 b < i lib Fines to be recovered in a summary way, -1 and one-half of the penalty awarded to go to the informer or paity prosecuting. . ’ o.) 0n ;i second conviction, toe offenders ' j name, place of abode, and offence, to be auver- ,,! tised. , , .... | 21. Conviction cannot be made nnmss infoinu- > 1 tiou be laid within seventy-two hums *>f com- .! initial of offence. 'I i