UNDER-WEIGHT GOODS

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 246, 18 October 1933, Page 5

UNDER-WEIGHT GOODS

OFFENCE TO STOCK THEM

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED. (By Telegraph.— Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. The strengthening of the law to en- . convictions to be obtained for racient weight or measure is the object j the Weights and Measures Bill introUce d in the House yesterday. Explaining the bill, the Hon. A.Hamilon i Minister of Labour, said the greater Portion of it was designed to carry out Solutions of the Imperial Conference, uniformity in the weights and ea«ur es 0 f the Empire. A clause of rl'ffi importance would deal with a 'fflculty regarding under-weight goods. . present, in order to secure a con™tion, where articles were underiuf a sa ' e ' la( ' to be proved. The i w clause would make it an offence to I® i" stock for sale any goods under ei oht or of short measure.

this'apply to fancy bread?" in 1 Mr. F. Langstone (Labour, Wai ttarrno).

nti^ 6 n ' s ter replied that bread came a different, category. " wag suggested by Mr. R. MeKeen ihmiS'v' Wellington South) that it 5 "5 ° e compulsory to have the weight lines ° n P a «*ag<* °f proprietary ca 'l consider that later," 6aid the fed Wll ° ac^ the Dominion's toE - arms a nd measures were to be sent "gland every live years for checking P Purposes. a Lan gstone: Will a delegation j, P an 7 them? bill was read a first tinie.