WEIGHT OF A LOAF.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1922, Page 4

WEIGHT OF A LOAF.

FORMER JUDGMENT REVERSED. The case brought some time ago hf, Norman Frank Furnees, inspector under the Sale of Foods and Drugs Act (Mr. Patterson) againet Walter Buchanan, Ltd (Mr. W. Vallance) was again mentioned at the Magistrate's Court jw terday afternoon. The original information alleged that the defendant MM to informant bread, the weight of winch « the time of sale was lese than tfie s*Uff represented it to be. The w« was stated to be one pound I°**** ounces in weight, whereas it proved » be one pound fifteen ounces. Tne defendant pleaded not guilty, and «« r hearing evidence, Mr. E. C. Cutten, Sj*j determined that the matter submitted was insufficient to support the "»«■*■ tion, which was accordingly dl ™ l *fr On appeal to the Supreme Court, tw decision was reversed by Mr. Jwo* B Herdman, on the ground that the jreciM weight of the loaf must be stated, mm. as the actua) weight was not etated, * conviction must follow. The case *»« then sent back to the lower Court M fix the penalty. . Mr. Vallance urged it should be mereiv a nominal one. ~ Mr. Cutten imposed a penalty oi ** with costs £2 9/. defendant also to p»J! Supreme Court costs, esven guineas.