SHODDY FOOTWEAR.
IFpov. UUII OWS C.OBRESI’O.NDENT i WELLINGTON, October 30. Notice of the introduction of the Footwear Regulation Bill was given to-day by the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher. The Bill is intended to prevent the public being deceived by the purchase of shoddy footwear. It is provided by the Bill that no person shall manufacture or offer fox sale any boots or shoes (including slippers and sandals) the soles of which consist wholly or partly of leather, or any imitation of leather, or of any material having the appearance of leather unless (a) the soles thereof are of leather without admixture or addition other than of canvas used to reinforce the soles, materials used for filling spaces, shanks, or rubber-cut soles, or, in the case of ladies' fancy or evening footwear, of heels of wood, or (b) a statement of the materials composing the soles is conspicuously and legibly stamped or impressed into the outer surface of the sole. “ Leather ” referred to in sub section “A ” shall not include leather boards composed wholly or partly of leather scraps or skivings cemented or piessed together. The Bill provides for the appointment of inspectors to enforce the Act and a penalty of £2O for any infringement.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3112, 5 November 1913, Page 44 (Supplement)
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205SHODDY FOOTWEAR. Otago Witness, Issue 3112, 5 November 1913, Page 44 (Supplement)
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