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Seats for Shop Assistants Act (62 and 63 Vict., ch.
21)— This Act compels the provision of seats for female
assistants in retail shops. The seats are to be in the
proportion of not less than one seat to every three female
attendants. The Act is put in force by the London County
Council.
Small Dwellings Acquisition Act (62 and 63 Vict. ch.
44)— An Act giving power to a Local Authority to advance
money to residents in a house of moderate value, enabling
the applicant to acquire the ownership of that house,
provided that
"any advance shall not exceed
(a) Four-fifths of that, which, in the opinion of the
Local Authority, is the market value of the ownership: or
(b) Two hundred and forty pounds, or, in the case
of a fee simple or leasehold of not less than ninety-nine
years unexpired at the date of the purchase, three
hundred pounds, and an advance shall not be made for
the acquisition of the ownership, where, in the opinion
of the Local Authority, the market value of the house
exceeds four hundred pounds."
The interest is to be low for it will not exceed 10s. above
the rate at which the Local Authority can at the time borrow
from the Public Works Loan Commission, the repayment is
to be made within a time agreed upon, not to exceed thirty
years. There are certain conditions of proprietorship to be
observed, such as residence in the house, insurance against
fire, and keeping it in good sanitary condition.
The value of property, both freehold and long leasehold,
in this District is so considerable, that it is doubtful whether
the Act can be taken any advantage of.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899 (62 and 63 Vict., ch.
51)— This Act considerably amends the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts. Margarine, margarine cheese, adulterated or
impoverished butter, milk, or cream, condensed, separated, or
skimmed milk, are not to be imported into the United
Kingdom save they bear labels indicating what they are, or