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The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899,
extends the provision of the Margarine Act of
1887 to Margarine Cheese; and Section 9 of
the same Act is also made to extend to wholesale
dealers in Margarine or Margarine Cheese,
whereas in the past manufacturers of Margarine
only were required to register.
Section 9 of the Margarine Act, 1887, enacts,
that manufactories of Margarine shall be registered
from "time to time" in such manner as the
Local Government Board may direct, and when
this section came into operation in 1888 the
Local Government Board gave very precise
directions as to the manner of registration, and
required the local authorities to issue licences to
the firms inscribed on the register.
Some months ago I made inquiries at Whitehall
to ascertain if the Local Government Board
intended to issue any instructions respecting the
registration of wholesale dealers of Margarine
and Margarine Cheese, and was there advised
that under the circumstances a letter should be