WRAPPING OF BREAD

Putaruru Press, Volume XXI, Issue 1232, 29 May 1947, Page 7

WRAPPING OF BREAD

COUNTY COUNCIL DISCUSSION Division Of Opinion Recorded The Department of Health advised the Maitamata County Council that the regulation for the wrapping of bread was divided into two parts: (a) A requirement covering the bread sold by retail sale in all cases except where the bread was conveyed direct from the bakehouse to the dwelling of the consumer, and (b) a requirement to deal with the wrapping of all bread at the bakehouse. The general application of the second requirement was purposely not made to come into force until January 1, 1948, to allow the industry time to obtain bread l wrapping machinery, and unless it was known that bakers had this machinery at the present time, there seemed little point in bringing the requirement into force in any particular district. As it was, doubt had been expressed as to whether bakers generally would be able to comply with the requirement of the regulation by January 1, 1948.

It was understood that the council desired to protect the bread that was delivered to country farmers. The department was prepared to recommend to the Minister that bread sold over the counter in Matamata county be compulsorily wrapped, but such action would not affect the delivery of bread in farmers, and for practical reasons alone the enforcement of the second requirement would be inadvisable. Cr. R. H. Brinkworth thought that bakers should not be compelled to wrap bread delivered in the county just at present. He felt that counter deliveries were the more important. Cr. J. E. Davidson disagreed, and held that delivery in the country was the most important. Every time a van stopped in dry weather a swirl of dust went into the open van.

Or. J- Pohlen also thought it was more important to wrap bread delivered in the country as customers when taking delivery over the counter could bring a suitable container.

The chairman suggested that asi there were only a few months to go until the regulation came into force, it. might foe advisable to hold the matter in abeyance. Crs. Pohlen and Wallace then moved in that direction, and added., that the council would expect the Act to foe enforced in January next. Crs. <3. C. Dunham and Brinkworth moved an amendment that the department foe asked to enforce in ■ -Maitamata county the regulation compelling bread to foe wrapped when sold over the counter. The chairman asked for a show .of hands when putting the amendment, which was carried foy five votes to three, and the voting was: For, Cts. Dunham, Verity, Davidson, Brinkworth, La Trobe; against, Crs. Wallace, Pohlen, Grice. As the motion, the voting was the same.