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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (GRADING and MARKING)
ACT, 1928.
Various Regulations have been made from time to time by the
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the above Act relating
to the use of grade designations applied by means of a national mark.
The application is entirely voluntary and is intended to set up a specific
standard of quality, but where traders elect to adopt the national
mark they must comply with the provisions set out in the regulations.
There were only a few cases calling for the attention of the Inspectors
during the year.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACTS, 1926.
Under the powers conferred by the Act, Orders in Council have
been made dealing with, amongst other imported articles, various
foodstuffs. The goods must not be sold unless the name of the
country of origin is clearly marked. The policy underlying the
administration of such orders is to give the purchaser the opportunity
of choosing between home, empire or foreign goods. With the
appointment of a Sanitary Inspector solely concentrating on foodstuffs,
a closer watch was kept on shops, etc., to ensure that the various
Orders were being strictly complied with. In all no less than 48
infringements were detected. The traders in question were duly
cautioned.