THE COLONIST. Published Daily—Morning. Nelson, Wednesday, Feb. 14,1906 BAKERS AND BREAD.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11553, 14 February 1906, Page 2

THE COLONIST. Published Daily — Morning. Nelson, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1906 BAKERS AND BREAD.

Last week the annual meeting ofjthe New Zealand United Master Bakers' Industrial Association of Employers was held at Wanganui, and attended by a number of delegates from parious parts of the Colony, and two from Victoria. The business transacted included much that is of interest to everyone, though some, of course, affected the Association only. In tho report of the Executive regret was expressed that the Nelson and Southland Unions had dropped out of the Association. "This," the report proceeded to state, "is evia dently owing to a want of interest, H or absence of unanimity of the ie masters in their own unions. . . . '!j It may be that here and there a g master baker refrains from becoming I, a member of a local union just because in his district there is one, or i B there may be two, master bakers who do what is known as a 'cutting' trade, and aa argument used being 'I must sell cheap bread because soi and-so is selling at that price. ' Now, that is just the worst way in which to benefit himself. 'If they acted otherwise, it would not be long be- ' fore the 'cutting' baker became anxious to join the master bakers. . . , The public want good bread* and are prepared to pay an honest ' price for it. Good, well made, and properly baked bread is a wholesome food, but cheap, inferior bread means doctors and dentists bills. Perhaps some people have yez to learn how expensive 'cheap* bread really is. Let all those worthy of the name of master baker join the local union, make good bread, and sell at the recognised price, which is arrived at in the different centres in a perfectly honest manner. It might be well if tho Government "were to regulate the price of bread, and see that it was i kept up to standard as regards make. ... During the past year flour has fluctuated in price to a certain extent, and on each occasion against- the interests of the master bakers. Potatoes, too, have been unprecedented in price, and horse feed and horses have been at very high prices. In fact, every essential for the carrying on of a baker's business bas been exceptionally high. In spite, however, cf these all important facts master bakers have not risen the price of bread set down at the last annual conference. In other words, the sliding scale has Dot been worked on, and this in consequence has been all in favor of the conaumer.'' "The matter of the Conciliation Board award, and also that of prefer- <

ence to unionists were discussed, and in connection with the latter it was^ resolved J'jhat this conference use_ their utmost endeavor to ,

aid that it be provided that no union men shall work for a nonunion master," one speaker remarking that they did not like a tradesman who "out" tho price to participate in l.ho benefits ' brought about by unionism without being subject to the responsibilities attaching to membership. As to the price of bread, it was resolved that the sliding scale, as approved at the last conference be confirmed, as follows :— Flour costing up to £1 per ton, iid per 41b loaf; flour from £7.t0Jj88, 5}&& per 41b loaf ; iiour f rom;deß to £9, 6d per 41b loaf ; flour from £9 "to £10, 6^d per 41b loaf: flour from £10 to £11, 7 d per 41b loaf ; flour from £11 to £12. 7^d per 41b loaf ; flour from £12 to £13, 8d per 41b loaf. The question of a Pure Food Bill | to regulate the sale of bread was di-cussed, The sanitary supervision of bakehouses and of the water used in bread making were urged, and it was shown by one of the delegates that micro organisms might remain active in improperly baked bread, while the danger from keeping bread in improper places, and of taking bread back from customers after it had once been delivered was forcibly pointed out, and generally accepted. A motion was also carried to the effect that in the opinion of the conference it is desirable that all bakers and sellers of bread shpuW v " licensed, the mover ■ ••- 7"" fceswouW*". urging that the .. pay for constant and unremitting attention ; that the system would servo to keep the "cutter" and "sweater" more in his place, and ensure the public getting a good wholesome, clean, and full weight ; loai. i ! A proposal that they should endeavor to arrange for the technical schools to place tho teaching of bread , making on their syllabus was alsc viewed with favor; while to guard against short weight a margin oi 3oz. for each two pounds was urged as a sufficient margin to allow foi evaporation. That there has been a marked improvement in tha condition of bakehouses in later years may be accepted, but we have no doubt the bakers appreciate that inspection h. still necessary in some cases, and a.^ an instance was quoted Of typhoid having befcn communicated by ill baked cako prepared under insanitary conctitioiis, tho need was made I apparent. Where rents are high and I space very limited, or where conveni- [ ences are very meagre, there may be i danger, while there are always some j people who are criminally careless. Inspection, however, ndds to the cost of living, and is therefore likely to be unpopular. not only with the Careless, who would be brought to book, but also by those who might have to pay an additional cost. If, however, the result were that only a wholesome and digestible article were sold, the advantage would be worth more than the cost, but such result depends wholly on the efficiency of the inspection, and inspection is not always what it ought to be. As to the price of bread fixed by the Association, it will be observed that it is to depend largely on the price of flour, though apparently the bakers will make more profit when flour is dear, for it must not be forgotten that labor, rent, delivery, etc., form part of the expenses of a baker, aud they run on the same whether flour is cheap or dear. At the prosent time flour i.s quoted in Canterbury at £9 a ton, so that the charge for a four pounds loaf should not exceed sixpence, or at tho outside sixpence halfpenny.

Nelson Land Board. — x\lr Owen Lynch has been reappointed as a member of the above named Board. Numerous Tourists, — The correspondent of the "New Zealand Times" wires on February 10th : — Rotorua is full of visitors at present. AH the hotels and some of the boardinghouses are taxed to their utmost capacity, and there is a constant stream of arriving and departing tourists. The Grand Hotel has over fifty guests, and is sending overflow patrons elsewhere, while the Geyser|llotel,at Whakarewarewa, has also had to refuse guests. Presentation. — On Monday evening the members of the Nelson Football Club assembled Sat the Masonic Hotel, and Mr W. Smith, the captain, in the absence of the President, Mr F. H. Richmond, presented Mr A. D. Park, who has been transferred to the Public Works Department at Taihape, with a shaving set, as a token of their esteem and appreciation of his services as an active player of the Club. Mr Park has gained representative honors on more than one occasion, and his loss in football circles will be felt during the coming season. Mr Park leaves for Taihape this morning. Increase in Postal Work. — We are informed by the Chief Postmaster that owing to the increased number of articles to be delivered by lettercarriers, an additional letter-carrier has been appointed. In future there will be throe deliveries daily in the principal business streets, viz., 8.30 a.m, 11.30 a.m, and 2.80 p.m. We learn that the number of articles delivered by the Nelson letter carriers has doubled during the past five years. This speaks well for the progress of Nelson city. " Publications Received. — The "Young Man's Magazine" for February is to hand and is quite up to its usual high standard. The contents include an article on "Lawn Tennis in New Zealand," by Geo. . N. Goldie, ourrent notes and timely topics, a poem, several articles on Bible class makers, and an article by Mr A. J. Fraser, of the N. Z. Press Association, on "How to become a journalist." There are several capital illustrations, and the magazine is well printed. Wedding. — The marriage took place in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, yesterday afternoon (says the "Wairarapa Daily Times" of Friday last) of Mr H. C. B. Corbett. second son of Mrs Rayner, of Masterton, anf Miss E. L. (Cissy) Sowman, eldesi daughter of Mr A. Sowman, farmer, of Nelson, Rev. A. M. Johnson was the officiating clergyman, and Mrs F. Hunn presided at the organ. The bride was giveu away by her uncle, Mr E. Hale, of Te Ore Ore. She was daintily attired in a dress of white chiffon silk, trimmed with white chiffon ribbon, the latter being tied with true lovers' knots. She wore the customary veil and orange blossom, and carried a prayer-book. The bridesmaids were the Misses E. and Ruby Sowman, sisters of the bride, wno wore dresses of French muslin, with tangerine belts and hats to match, and also carried floral bouquets. Mr A. Corbett was best man and Mr Ben Iveson groomsman. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of guests and others interested. The bridegroom presented the brideJjwilh a handsome gold pearl and ruby heart, and to the bridesmaids pretty gold pins. The bride's gift' to the bridegroon was gold sleeve links. Subsequently, a reception|waa held at Mrs Rayner's residence, when I various] toasts were honored, and the happy couple were congratulated and received^ hearty wishes for their future happiness. The'wedding presents were numerous and bemceable. The Tempebittjbb.— At three r,olook this morning the ttiermomeier'oatsJde this rflSoe/ 1 ■ t

The Recent Band Contest.—Captain S. V. Trask, secretary to the Nelson Band Contest Committee, has received the following letter from Mr F. W. G. McLeod, conductor of i the Masterton Municipal Band:] "Allow me (now that we are back- ; home again and settled down to the ' ; ordinary routine of work) to tender the thanks of the members of the Masterton Municipal Band to yourself and the contestiCommittee for the very pleasant holiday spent in your town on the occasion of the recent contest. We very much appreciated the many kindnesses extended to us by your Committee, and take this opportunity of expressing our best thanks for same;, also for the kindly feeling exhibited by the residents of Nelson towards the members of the Band. We -would like specially to thank Mr and Mrs J. M. Calder for their kindness to one of our bandsmen who was taken ill while in Nelson, the members feeling deeply grateful to this lady and gentleman." The secretaries of the Fielding and Temuka Bands have also written thanking the Contest Committee for the courtesy and consideration shown them during their recent visit. Theatre Royal.— Mr Bert Royle, on behalf of Mr J. C. Williamson, has booked the Theatre Royal for sth and 6th April, presumably for the appearance of Mr R. G. Knowles, a famous English comedian. The Taylor-Carrington Company have secured the Theatre Royal for EJaster Monday and Tuesday nigfets, Wellington Market,— The following are the latest quotati^ 1 — " . o 4s 9d per bu«'*' > " .^s: — Maize, bush* 1 * _ -f u; wheat, 3s 8d pei _- , oats, prime feed. 2s 9d ; oats ■ crushed, 2s lOd ; seed oats, duns, ) Algerians, White Tartais, 3s; barley . feed, 2s 9d; Cape barley, seed, 3s 3d; peas, Prussian Blues, 4s pei | bushel; pollard, £0 per ton; bran, i£4ssto £4 10s per ton ; chaff, prime , oaten sheaf, £3 10s at couhtrv I stations; straw, 50s per ton; petals toes, kidneys and up-to-dates, £8 10s per ton, rounds £5 to £G; onions, £5 per ton ; butter, separator, 8d to - Bf£d ; eggs, fresh, Is 6d per dozen : I cheese, "beat factory, 5?4d to 6d ; , honey, 4d to 44£ d per lb; bacon, 1 factory sides, G^d, rolls 7V6d, hand > 7^d to 8d j cabbage, 2s Gd to 3s Gd 1 per sacks green peasj Is per peek: f rhubarb, 2s per dozi apples, local , dessert, 3s (3d to 4s, cookers 3s pei 1 case: tomatoes, 5s Gd per half case: r plums. Ogans and Burbanbs, 29 6d to 3s; Blue Diamonds. 3s Gd per hall case; peaches, Sis Gd per llaif case; greengages, 4s to 4s &d per half-cfl.Se i raspberries, in buckets^ 4d to 4^d - per lb; poultryj table roosters, 4s Gd 3 to ss: cockerels, Jis Bd for good -. birds; table hens, 3s; dudks, 4ss all ' at per pair. I Maadnic. — Amongst the visitors ai the Victory Lodge of Masons last ' evening was a distinguished visitoi • in the person of Wor. Bro. Jno. G. j Berry, of Lodge Cyrene, No. 352, I Vanderbilt, Michigan. Bro Berry, who is at present visiting New Zea- ' land to see his relatives, and more » particularly his brother in Nelson, > whom he has not seen for over 50 years, has a distinguished career as a mason, having Bad 41 years of J brotherhdodi He is at the present > time Master of his Lodg8 4 and has . occupied the position no less than eight times, having at one time his two sons acting with him as Wardens. > Bro. Berry served in the Civil War , between 1861 and 1865, having been enlisted as a private, and advancing eventually to captain in the 15th Infantry (Blues), on the Union side, ' and he wears the medal of that campaign. It is needless to say that , Bro. Berry received a warm ' welcome from the Lodge brethreu. ' One candidate applied for afTiliafcion and two for admission. An exciting Experience. — - The [ mail-launch Reikura, having on board Captain Smith, Mr W. Hunter, and a tourist, had a rough experience ! in the Sound last week. After leaving Havelock on Thursday morniner. when the weather looked settled and fair, ftliey ran into squally weather, which increased in violence, and frequently compelled them to ' dodge for shelter into any adjacent bay. The gale proved so continuous that for a long time the launch could not leave Bulwer, and there being ' no telephone communication on that shore of the sound some uneasiness was caused in Havelock by the nonappearance of the launch. However, the gale blew itself out on Sunday, and the launch returned to her moorings on Sunday afternoon.— ' ' Pelorus Guardian, ' ' February 13th. "The Review of Reviews. "—The January number of the "Review of Reivews for Australia" opens, as usual, with current history, which is followed by an article on "The Local Option Poll in New Zealand. Its Real Significance" ; another by Professor E. J. Nanson, of Melbourne University, on "What is the Voice of the Commonwealth, " and who concludes that the only way out of the present unsatisfactory position is a proper amendment of the electoral law", not merely a system which will always defeat the minority, but one which will convince the minority that it has been fairly beaten. He contends that such a system is close at hand. "The Housing Problem" is the subject of an article by Percy R. Meggy, Hobart. Interviews on topics of the month include the following : — With the Hon. Major Henry ;Marks, M.L.A., J.P., on Fijian matters; with Mr J. T. Brown, on some aspects of American problems; with General Booth, on the Salvation Army's colonisation scheme; and with Count Apponyi, on the Hungarian crisis. Ihe subjects of the character sketches are "Our Faerie Queen, Alexandra, " and Haakon VII., King of Norway. Mr F. R. Benson and the Hon. Stephen Coleridge contribute anpreciatory notices of Sir Henry Irving. After reproductions from "Punch," Mr W. T. Stead continues his series of "First Impressions of the Theatre." "Let Youth but Know," by Kappa, is treated as the book of the month, and the usual references to the Reviews complete a capital number. Rai Valley. —At Mr Forrest's stock" yards, to-morrow, atji 1 o'clock, Messr9 Bisley Bros and "Co. conduct a live stock sale, including 650 sheep and 50 head cattle. 542 Brown and Kcrr are now showing newlines in gold necklets, muff chains, brooches, bangles New Zealand greenstone hearts and pendant:- 572 The Benicia Disc Plough is the only successful implement to 'late that will work swamp land— Morrow, Baaaett <ft Co. : Christcbu'cb. ~ Thorpe Stockyards.— On Wednesday, next, at 1 p.m., Messrs Eisley Bros and Co. conduct a special sheep and cattle sale, early entries of which are invited, for which the firm make no charge for advertising whether the entries be sold or un sold. ..cm 51J Choice new autumn and wintei miterials now opening up. Place your Easter orders early with Harford and Daly, tailore. Tyree's Buildings, Trafalgar street, over Huffam's. The summer make of "VICTORY" BUTTER is unsurpassed for quality and flavor, best and sweetest on the markot. Sold by leading Grocers. Annual Ram Fair.— Messrs Bisley Bros aud Co. notify clients and others that all sheep, cattle and ram pens are now being allotted and those requiring space must apply early as entries are very heavy and are expected to exceed those of all previous years. The date is fixed for Faiday JJ 23rd, commencing afc 10 a.m. • 543 A Sl'atrment Verified.— Mr Lock, the well known Universa 1 Provider and Complete Hou-:e Furnisher, bes frequently made statements through the Press th it be holds the largest and most up-to-date stock ri Purnicufo and Furnishings ii Nelson. So, on the advice o' Mm MumblG3, a visit was piid by MrsDovilev to the grpat Emporium (where so many Inp.-jy homes have been furnished). On her return, sbe said : " Lor' bless yer, it's a wonderfal show, and I wuz astonished whan 1 see all the splendid stock on the ground flior; but, oh, orikey ! when I went to the show room upstaira and beheld tbc va t Brray of lovely goods, I wuz so amazed that you could h »vt knooked mo down wita a club." Its ni wonder that uearly evrrvonu fur tishes *l Look's, when the selection is the best, the prioas the lowest, and, tip terms the

Ma Gbeinwood, dentist, New Surgery, p posit e M, M. Webster, Trafalgar-street. W!inawo< d, Jaguar? 16th,|17tb» and 16th Motueks, in March, Messrs Bisley Bros, and Oo's sales advertised are:— At the Richmond stockyards to-day, at 2.30, fat sheep and forward lambs. To-morrow at 1 p.m., at Mr Forrest's yartis, RaiValley, Bheep and cattle. Wednesday next at 1 p.m, stock sale at Thorpe stockyards, including breeding ewes, fat and store sheep and lambs. Friday, 23rd, at 10 a.m. special stock f ale at Richmond stockyards including 3000 breeding ewes, fat and store sheep and lambß, 300 head store cattle, 25 pigs, etc.; at 1 p.m. on the same day, annual Ram and Ewe Fair, including 250 prize flock and stud rams, mostly in "New Zealand Stud Boot." Lynch & Co. will hold the second stock aale, at the Thorpe Yards this season, on Wednesday, the 21&t inst., under the auspices of fhe Dovedale Farmers' Union. Those desiring to enter stock are asked to communicate with the Secretary of the Union, or with Messrs Lynch and Co. On Thursday, 22nd inst, in conjunction with Messrs Parsons & Co., and by order of the the Trustees in Reay Bros, Estate, the firm will sell, qn the premises, High Street, Motueka, at 1.30 p.m., the goodwill of hutchey's shop, with dwelling rooms, stables, etc. ; a.lso large assortment of useful household furnitura and p^er linos.