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There are 162 such premises on the register, and the number of
inspections made will be found under the heading of meat vendors and
ice cream premises.
During the year GO applications for registration were received; of
these 14 were deferred pending the installation of adequate apparatus
for cleansing and sterilization purposes and other sanitary improvements.
All the applicants were duly registered by the end of the year.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
This Act inaugurated the National Mark Scheme.
Regulations are made by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
prescribing from time to time grades for "Home" produce. Up to the
present 24 regulations have been made. If the quality of the produce is
consistent with these grades the National Mark may be affixed to the
package.
Orders have been made covering a wide range of articles including
vegetables, fruits, salads, meat, eggs, cider, malt and honey.
The administration of these orders by the City Council consists in
seeing that food vendors observe the requirements of labelling and that
the National Mark is not applied to foods that are not of the prescribed
standard.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The main provision of this Act is that goods, for which orders have
been made by the Privy Council, imported into this country, must on
exposure for sale bear an indication of the country of origin. The Food
Inspectors carry out the purposes of these Acts in the course of tlieir
routine food inspections, and during the year made 503 observations
as to marking, &c. One or two complaints were received that imported
tomatoes were not marked with the country of origin, &c. The containers
were in fact proptrly marked, but the Act requires the contents also to
be labelled. This omission was duly rectified.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
There are no premises in the City subject to the provisions of this
Act, but a considerable amount is made in restaurants for consumption
on the premises; the Act does not apply in such cases.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
Tubercle in Milk.—The City Council resolved to have 10 samples taken
during the financial year. Accordingly 4 samples of milk were taken
from 1st April to 31st December for examination as to the presence