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restaurants, and public-houses, have been made during the year,
as follows :—
Bakehouses 389
Milkshops 1,441
Ice cream premises 1,480
Other food premises or stores 1,911
Restaurants, etc 479
Generally speaking, the conditions disclosed have been found
satisfactory, and such alterations and cleansing found to be needed
have been carried out as a rule without the service of notices.
(d) Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, and Agricultural Produce Grading
and Marking Act, 1928.
The provisions of the Order requiring the marking of certain
classes of meat came into operation early in the year. The basic
requirement is that frozen and chilled beef, mutton, lamb and pork,
shall be marked on the carcase prior to importation with an
indication of origin. When, however, such meat is exposed for
sale in retail shops the marking, where necessary, is done by
tickets, and it is in this direction that the greatest need for
supervision arises.
This particular marking Order is one that entails more responsibility
and work in its application than those made previously
relating to other articles of food. It is satisfactory to report that
the traders have co-operated in carrying out the requirements,
with the net result that the origin of almost all meat sold or exposed
for sale is clear to the purchaser.
(e) Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
During the year one application for registration under the
above-mentioned Act of premises used for the manufacture and
sale of artificial cream was received.