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carried therein, would be endangered. Further—every person who sells within
the city any meat or fish or any food which is ordinarily consumed in the state
in which it is sold, shall protect such food, until it is delivered to a purchaser,
from dust and flies, by storage in covered receptacles, by covering with gauze,
or by other effectual means; no vendor may carry such food through the
streets unless it is protected as aforesaid, and no person may sell any food
within the city so packed that it can come into contact with paper or other
material which is not clean. Also the whole of the external openings of any
room or place used for the sale or preparation of meat for human food, which
are not enclosed with glass must be completely covered with wire gauze, so as
to prevent, as far as practicable, the access of flies or dust, and every external
door must be kept closed, save when in use for ingress and egress. And these
are not all of their by-laws respecting foods, but sufficient have been quoted to
show that New Zealand is well in advance of us.

DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND M1LKSHOPS, &c.
The number of cowkeepers on the register remains the same as last year,
viz., two ; but the number of cows have increased from 25 to 33. One owner
not only contravened the Regulations by overcrowding the cows, but caused an
old wooden building to be occupied without giving the Council the necessary
notice as required by the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order. The facts
were reported to the Council and he has since promised to enlarge and improve
the cowshed.
The number of purveyors of milk on the register is 96. There are 32 who
practically devote their business to dairy produce.