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in the cases of all articles to which the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts apply.
5. That the Commissioners of Customs
be authorised to examine and take samples
of all food imports at the port of entry with
a view to subsequent action, as indicated in
the body of the Report.
6. That dealers who obtain supplies of
foods from abroad should be required to
submit to the Customs guarantees of purity
given by the foreign vendor, together with
evidence that they have taken measures to
see that the goods are such as they are
guaranteed to be.
7. That retailers should be empowered to
refuse to sell an article otherwise than in a
manufacturer's unopened labelled tin or
packet.
8. That the powers of Section 3 of the
Sale of Food and Drugs Act Amendment
Act, 1879, as to the taking of samples of milk
in transit, should be extended to other
articles,