BAKERS IN TROUBLE.
DUNEDIN, Auust?" 14.
Thero was a field day for bakers in the Policfci Coui-b tloiday. Joseph Campbell and David Avid weie fined 40s. and 16s. costs, to be divided between them-, for making a 2 lb. loaf which was I,^ ounces short weight. Im a case against A. F. Millei-, the defence was that two 2-lb. leaves joined together were 'over 4 lbs., but when pulded apart one was over- and the other under 2 lbs., and the charge was based on the latter. A fine of 40.*. and costs was imposed. W. K. Latham was fined 30s. and costs for not having a loaf legibly stamped, and James Anderson was fined in the same amount for having Roman numerals instead of Arabic figures on the bread. In each case the bread was full weight. William Wright, Daniel Georgeson mid Jamus Samuel were each lined 20s. iukl costs for not- having; proper weights and measures in a cart. In each case there was correct, weight. James Hewton was fined ss. for having an unstamped weight.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11713, 15 August 1902, Page 5
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