UNFAIR TRADING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16546, 11 June 1919, Page 8

UNFAIR TRADING.

MASTER BUTCHER SPEAKS HIS MIND. "LANTERN" LAMB AND MUTTON. "I considor the time has come when all premises selling meat should be licensed," said Mr William Harris to a "Press" reporter yesterday after, noon at his clean, busy butchery at 789 Colombo street north, just over the river. The "Press" man had gone in to ask the meaning of the sign "No lantern lamb sold here," ' and the exhibition of a "lantern" sheep, which threw into jrominent relief a line of four-tooth wether mutton of the class OVIr Harris usually handles, to the benefit of his satisfied customers. After explaining that this poor quality mutton was being sold by jßome dealers as "cheap"' meat, when ..in reality it was the dearest meat the consumer could buy, Mr Harris omphasised that the "lantern" sheep had been secured by him specially for exhibition. He wouldn't insult a customer by offering it for sale. Returning to the necessity for licensing and thorough inspection of butchery premises, Mr Harris expressed the opinion that unless a sharp lookout was kent Christchurch would be having another epidemic. "The people's food, and the storage of it, have a big bearing upon public health," he said. THE PORK BUTCHER ANOMALY. "Pork butchers should bo put on the same footing as ordinary butchers, too," he said. "Hero wo have to close at 5 o'clock, just when there's trade about. ; The pork butchers, many of whom deal m beef, mutton, and lamb, keep open till all hours. What's failabout that?" WHAT GIRLS SHOULD KNOW. "I am of opinion that the Board of Education should delete some of the subjects taught to girls at the Technical School, and give them object-lessons in buying meat. It is of vital importance to our growing manhood and womanhood that our meat buyers should know the difference between good meat and rubbish—offered sometimes as 'cheap* meat. This so-called 'cheap' meat ia dearest in the long run. 'Look at these' —the wethors — 'and these' " —a series of lovelv roasts of beef, cut from a maiden heifer that turned the scale at well over seven hundred.

Tho meat on view is a credit to any shop. It is a credit to Christchurch. And fortunately Christchurch people know William Harris sells meat of the primest quality only. 6 j