R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1987, 11 May 1885, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTEItTON—MONDAY,

(Before H. A. Stratford 1t.M.,)

KHOJIIV WEIGHT IJREAD. Olwnibeiiii)! Jiyps. with a broaoh of the Adultamtion'fiit by having sold short weight brofid, '• ' Mr Beard appeared for the defence. Constable Cullinane, Inspector- of wMs fifid moasiircsj : doposed that he, on tiiefehopkcptbythe aolandAnt l : anU'jiuw)}«yi!'4 loaf of bread, 'the liar'jfrdSuidl'waf hM'tn him by Wickeus, a servant of the (lofeiid l ants, who received 4d in payment, )Yfiighed the bread and tested the scales iu th'o l)tesoii|je of Wickcns. Amemo,a,|a ij}§ )($ Bjsfl<§ Mr objected .to witness referring to tlfo menjoraildiinf.'' Ip} f:l}e objection, Wit!)e§s t!)W state.4 fiiat the isf re/jiiir, ed two draehms to puljitgpwifte'P). Having adjusted tho sgale? he found tjjafc the loaf waß Hoz and lMraohms too ljgjit, The loaf was a cottage loaf, Cross-examined by Mr Beard.—He did not ask for a batch loaf, but for a loaf of that 'day's baking. He did not touch any loaf on the counter. > Mr Beard argued that as the Act providecl t]jaj only trench and batch loaves were ljijble -'to weigj|p, tiie iiifqrmatjoi} musttjo|jgn)jsse!j.' . 11 ''''' -'t Sis Worship saic} thgre wiis a Qapp to answer. ' .' " "" " ■ John Wiskens d.ppopefl IJIr Oullinansflafflplntfi tliPsJifißflD ihi? % named, and asked for a batoi} q f bread, Ho replied that thoy lid nut jell batch bread, and Cullinane thereupon bought a cottage loaf and weighed it, The loat produced, was a cottage loaf, and therefore fancy bread. Cross-examined'by Sergfc. McArdle: Tl}o gqitagg l.oavos sometimes came out of tho ovon in Singles, anj} gojnetinies in twos and throes, A" WcjTfojtf W ns square.

Alexander McGlashan, baker in Mas- : terton, said he understood his trade, and the terms applied .to loaves. The loaf fj)!,o;vn him was fancy bread. Fancy hadorust all close together. Batch loaves' v iio!; baked, because people did not care about them.

Cross-examined by Sergt. McArdle: The loaf produced was deficient in crust te sides, but that, Sraß : 'because it touched two other? jff Ming. To Mr Beard' 1 : 'The outage loavos sfg sometimes put in one or two as' a Me.' They are not put in so that they touch; '' Alexander McKay gavo similar evidence, and said that a batch loaf was nwregxponpiyg because it took longer to bake. 1 ' 11 • A. L. Whyte also gjiyo con'obgrative' evidence. ' .. ut,. - H|s Worship said that tho quostion require, 4 careful jnqn/ry,. a'|)4 he woul.d therefore regarvo judgment for a week! Two other caaeß of a similar naturs were ordered to stand over for that time.