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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 582, 10 August 1909, Page 8

THE WEIGHT OF BREAD.

/ DEPUTATION . roprescnting tbo IN'.Z.; Hinted Association; jiind, cohsistmg'.of .v:v^Mcssr^J)onliard;cLßngdon,v , -MlParlandv.''Aiid SwHj;? <" -the' l Minjsfcft for Public Health (Hon D Bilddd) yraterSayf in'kegaiSVt^ • .: kinds tLof'-vbrea'dVliy■woiglit'VlUTlia'. Sale; of; Food iy>;tarid; "makes 'it'.an offoncd to sell iif, .which*.; : at, tho.timojof ;leks/(than 'the'"soller/;V'; ''the/different' kinds of bread •. described as $ £ t.loaveS/-. it'l wasXp'ractically -impossible i (owing ",n.'to v :the extra-bakji)g«cquired)4to turn': out always frilly up to .'standard, weight. .Tho: ftpi bafora;- ,t6jbe;: relieved from' • ' the. ..opwatioii - of= the . Act; in'regard .to these classes.- ; of.bread;'; on advertising' that" such. M6livered.;tq/spefiial. 7 v/.thatv the vendors /?rould ■ not: bo'' rcapon.iiblo •=•; .for tho bread ' .being .full ! weight.,; Such' ' loaves, were .only required by about one per y.ceTil.i of-: their (custodiers. Tliey-^ni^ntionod.■ r..' .that they had ..approached • 'th« ' .HO7l. ,'..'G..' then'Mwister, , /or.-,Pnblie Hcaithj'jOon' .'• after. the passing •• of. the Act; «nd : lie' had. I ?;,ftasM;:theni ;'tb;'givo;'tfie''ifc"t : V> trial ''Wid'iheh 1 , Bee him again ...'the, difiicnlty .was.'mM by the Act.:--as • it. v stood... He .referred, tho deputation' to Scction' £6/; : v states .■ WWys lpaf ; :Weighirig*i'at. ;the " bV'/d^m'&l ? .to"='represient /^thjii'.iit-'woighs'- ; t'w6 , :"pbuhd3f;;iiiil(iss'lio states! its itruo weight to.'tbe, buyer at the timo of '.: salo." ,110 pointed out that- • -.it was not .',necessary for..,the bread to be -of. lull.weight j • it;was only necessary for- the- baker to'' state' ',-, i tjie weight V/correptly:Tho* Minister, also 'A Mentioned sub-Section '4,- which- - empowers•v ■, tho,: Governor-; to provtdo. bv regulations for ; :: ;iny : p.&rticwlar>>vi6la«''^vif •/. bread.from'the operation or-tho,section, but rather ;^tions; ; miglit;;leW'tp;?an infringemeht'of : thq" :. :f intention ;of rty Act,which- :'was ,t<j i,piio : :'?;rf;.'-'.' i: Memb^s.^f^'i]jd';Vdeputation : ; thaidted - tb.d., ;:7 l ;.;MWistarv''for>his^su^^ ;;yS< had not .'noticed •' tho,- way rout, of tho difficulty •? which ho had indicated. ..• . Si;;l'v'.--'■=•>'; ; V.