A BAKER'S REJOINDER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9419, 14 May 1879, Page 3

A BAKER'S REJOINDER.

Sitt^-— I ;«ee by your i journal that ak epidem^of iCpmplMpt. has sot in egaitjat thf r Jit ,ia alwiit High timethg jfltnieri ajde was .hflaiyl. -, Tufcete. are' more baa debts in the baking pusinflfls than in any tr,ade ewtmg. ; Oustomera require that abaksr should^ keep a horse and.'csrfc^td dsJivet <th<a tireadi' ingr for.ibiti-is; quite, another 1 matter;' Through mj long experience as;a baker- 1 canTj" fconei^tly , ;^ay , : .that : i. '• ,«mall ; gpods iV have fetuijne ( 4 . me tlie , ,only, prpfijb I. .have , received. /. 1 .Waioli oui iny^b loaves in dough aa 21b ;3ozs., 'thus allowing 3ozs. for evaporation and crusting, and I make bold to gay that if cottage loaves are weighed they will be found of full weight. Fancy bread is on & different footing. The crusting naturally reduces weight, and a tinned loaf cannot bo expected to weigh go much as household bread. If bre«4 was sold over the counter for cash the price might be^ reduced,' but so long as the present system of delivery and def^e^ payinent,, exists, the price mußt remain. /jCha'nJtyn^ypu by anticipation for allowing both sses to be he^rd.-^I remain Youra, &c ; . ; ! : ! ' ', V -y^/r -A Baker, , _ ;