Weight of Bread.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7203, 11 February 1892, Page 2

Weight of Bread.

Ditbing laßt 6esßion of Parliament an Ac of special importance to bakers and seller of bread was passed. It is an amendmen of "The Adulteration Prevention Acl 1880," and deals entirely with bread. B it Sections 22 and 23 of the Act of 188( and Sections 4 to 7 of the Amendmen Act of 1883, are repealed. Instead of th provisions repealed, it is enacted tha bread is to be made into loaves weigbin not less than one, two, four, six and eigh pound 3 respectively ; and that '"ever person who makes for sale, or selh or offera for sale," bread of an; other denomination or Bize, or Bhort i weight, Bhall be liable to a penalt of not exceeding £5 nor less tha: 40a. Any Jpurchaser may require th baker or seller of bread to immediatel; weigb it in his or her presence. Person who sell bread from a cart are equall; bound by the statute. They must sen round with the cart correct scales an' weights, and the purchaser from a cart ha the same rights as a purchaser from a Bhoi As the penalty for neglecting to carr scales, or refusing to weigh the brea when called upoD, is of a Bubstantia character, those engaged either as baker or sellers of the " staff of life " would d well to at once provide themeelves with th means of carrying out the law.