THE WEIGHT OF BREAD.
(To the Editor of the Westport Times.)
Sir, —Is there an inspector of weights and measures at Westport ? It would be advisable for people to weigh the bread they receive from the bakers of this town, as they will find the 21b loaf from two to three, and the twists, generally, from three to four ounces short weight. In large families these deficiencies would amount up to some £2 or £3 in the course of the year. Tours, &c, Materfamilias . Westport, April 8. [We believe that Inspector Franklyn was appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures, but as yet without salary, and we have not heard of any of the duties of the office being discharged. We imagine that, in the item of bread, the remedy is in the hands of the consumers themselves. In other Provinces, at least, bakers are bound to sell by weight, and to have weights always available.]
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 489, 10 April 1869, Page 2
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155THE WEIGHT OF BREAD. Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 489, 10 April 1869, Page 2
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