SAUSAGE STILL A MYSTERY

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28158, 22 December 1956, Page 4

SAUSAGE STILL A MYSTERY

MANY MEATS COVERED BY NAME "The Press” Special Service HAMILTON. December 21. Some exotic sausage names were read out by Mr L. M. Inglis, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court during an application by the proprietors of three delicatessens for exemption under the Shops and Offices Act. The Magistrate said luncheon sausage was one of the items exempt by the act for Sunday trading, but nobody had defined a luncheon sausage. It could cover a multitude of meats and. as a result, such things as frankfurters, beerwurst, cabanos, chicken livers, cervelets, krakauer, jaswurst. Strassborger liver, Hungaria speck, tea wurst, Kaiserfleisch, shueblings, and many other species of salamis and wursts could be taken as exempted. Appearing for the delicatessens. Mr P. W. Graham said the application was made to allow them to remain open until 5 p.m, from Monday to Thursday and until 9 p.m. on Fridays. They found they were expected to observe normal butcher’s hours, closing at 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday and at 5 p.m. on Fridays. The delicatessens had no organisation to represent their interests although for some time there had been talk of organising “food purveyors.” The Magistrate found that the delicatessens did not need exemption from the award as less than 20 per cent, of their turnover resulted from the sale of meat. He said that there was a provision allowing delicatessens to remain open the same hours as groceries and other shops apart from butcheries under these circumstances.