THE LAW AND THE BAKERS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3328, 1 December 1883, Page 2

THE LAW AND THE BAKERS.

fTO THE EDITOR.]

Sib, —The assertion of Mr O’Dowd in your last night’s issue, that the public have received on the average only a 3£lb for a 41b loaf is very serious, and shows how lax the law is in looking after these matters. In my country, an inspector may, and does walk into any shop. For instance: —He enters a a baker’s shop, weighs the first loaf he sees, and if it be not up to the mark, regarding weight, the whole contents of that shop, for the time being, are forfeited, and go to the poor, besides, the proprietor has to appear before the bar of justice. In Merry England and its dependencies, however, no such thing is ever heard of; and, to my mind, the public of Timaru ought to be grateful to Mr O’Dowd, for making a stir among the bakers, and I hope he will make a firm stand, and never mind being one against so many.—l am, &c., William Powell.

[The “Adulteration Prevention Act 1880 Amendment ’’ provides by Section 11 for the appointment of inspectors by local bodies. These appointments should bo made at once. — Ed. S. C. Times.]