MEETING OF MASTER BAKERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 18, 22 January 1896, Page 2

MEETING OF MASTER BAKERS.

THE HALF-HOLIDAY,

A special meeting of master bakers was held last evening at Dallen's restaurant, Queen-street. Mr John Burton was voted to the chair. There were 24 present.

The Chairman said the reason the meeting was called was this: Under the new Shops and Shop Assistants Act bakers were compelled to give their carters a halfholiday, to commence the week after next* They would all be compelled to get over their deliveries before 12.30 or 1 o'clock. Ib was for the meeting to coneider the best means to adopt to pet over the difficulty. They might serve customers at a dietanca double on Tuesday, and have two sharb rounds on Wednesday, or they might bake double on Tuesday, and have, nondelivery all all on Wednesday. Another plan he thought to meeb the difficulty was to start) earlier on Wednesday morning, and by this means with the aid of an extra cart, get through by the middle of the day, However, ho thought the best means to get over the difficulty was to have no bread' bak«d en Wednesday. He apologised for the absence of Wesera McNab and Knight, who were willing to fall in with the views of the meeting,

Mr King : Can a master drive his cart all day? Mr Nairn : No. The Inspector had told him that CbiDamen would have to stop retailing vegebables on Wednesday, (Laughter.) Mr Ring said he thought only threeOT four bakers were effected. The ofcheri could get done in time on Wednesday.

Mr Stilwell said according to the> Act the men must be off the premises ab obs o'clock.

Mr Buchanan favoured no delivery on Wednesday. They must obey the law, Mr Crowe was in fsivour of all exercising a " free hand," but to keep within the foa( corners of the Act.

Mr Kentspoke in a similar strain. He would nob agree to bake double on Tues' day.

After two other motions had been pro* posed, it was agreed that each baker should have a free hand. STAMPING BREAD. The Chairman said that under the Adul« teration Prevention Acts Amendment, 1895| bakers would require to stamp all bread according to weight, excepb French rolls and twists. A general discussion took plac« on the difficulty of complying with the provisions of the Act, but no resolution was come to, PICNIC. The Chairman said they had £12 in band from the last annual picnic. Ie was agreed to hold a picnic on the second Wednesday in February, and a Committee was appointed to make necessary arrangements.