SHORT WEIGHT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160798, 4 November 1920, Page 4

SHORT WEIGHT.

Thri complaint regarding the weight of tinned goods, which.was made,in the House' by Mr Hawken, member fori Egmont,, on Saturday; will be supported by practically ,the whole community, the possible exceptions being-, those responsible- for the* shortages* in Quoting jam as .an; instance'; Mr Hawk'ritf phltited’ out that when the public wanted to buy a full pounfi; and often thought it W'ris g'ettl'fig. if, the, fact 1 was* that it sometimes got anything up to fiVe louncris short, the weight of the! tin srippiylrig all' or part' of the defip* efi'dy (ri jam.' Gh ; e\femhrit <rf. Mr HawHeri’s' driseryhs . riotite'. lle‘ said the Wrappers su’ggestea there’; wafc the; true m'easure 1 iri 1 the'tins! in this, he "touched the spot. ” The wrappers do riot declare positively,: because that. would bring their Authors within the law. , But to “suggest” seems safer, and as it has the same effect on the parchaaer. A® a positive declrirafioh', ft sriffleris to deceive the latter as well as to escape legal penalty. Jam is' not the! only commodity Involved In this fle-! ceptfon; there , are many other articles concerning whirih the term “pound tin” or "po f und packet” dpris not necessarily mean! that there, is a, '-pound' Contained., tin pf the' packet- The riepms' tp be, yyeak ipmewhere,, arid: n.6 one will fln'd fmilt. with the' Minister of In-’ terriaT Affairs’ promise that the will' he enforced as, possible! At the skme' tim,q, .fhqy #lll not be ekaefly .prithusiaßtfc abprif his' addifipu'ai, proriaisril that riiorp, „ exacting iegisfatirin will be' hfpu'lht In "if fpririd necessary.” , .jhpfA cari' be, pp dorih’t th4't it is' Arid thdfd wpiild ,he .ftfolfe saffsfAcfiPA if., th.e! jilriisfer had Apt used 'the; qriAßfyirig phrarie- We .h'pAe tpe QpyptAmerit will lose' no time in’ itrApeth-! erifri'g.th'e, la!,v,'.pß mririh lA thA.flfterest Af decent who' giye’.hpp- ' pet', nteapure.. jap ip tfift- df the public. Ap’o.ther pplnt the law .might trike npfiAe of is that if is not “cricket”, to prpsecutp , the rqtailer, while the, mApAtActprerl,, gQflf ~AriP r °s'§hu’ted. Let the Government attack the deception at. its , ripurep, pnd provide the ' pep'aify,', Apt.. only for thd. .'retailer (who! genprany sells iri gOod friith')', hut for the map vmo: puts the, tin or packet up,, and who is the person inbtt feWpo'firiihle' for the' takedown! .... .... ; .