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(Imported Goods), No. 3 Order, 1928, relating to Honey
and Fresh Apples.
(Imported Goods), No. 5 Order, 1928, relating to Currants,
Sultanas and Raisins, Eggs in shell, Dried Eggs,
and Oat Products.
(Imported Goods),, No. 4 Order, 1929, relating to Raw
Tomatoes.
With regard to No. 4 Order, this does not come into operation
until March, 1930.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—This Act is designed to regulate
the sale and manufacture of a cream substitute which has hitherto
been commonly known as reconstituted cream, and is usually
prepared by emulsifying butter, dried skimmed milk and water;
but the definition in Section 6 of the Act is drawn in sufficiently
wide terms to include any article of food resembling cream and
containing nothing but the ingredients of cream. The Act also
provides that where any substance purporting to be cream, or
artificial cream, is artificial cream, it shall not be sold under a
description or designation including the word " cream " unless
that word is immediately preceded by the word " artificial."
Section 2 of the Act requires that, with certain specified exceptions,
premises where artificial cream is manufactured or
sold must be registered with the Local Authority, namely, the
Borough Council. These premises are open to inspection by a
duly authorised officer of the Council.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Art, 1928.—
Under the Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marking) Act, 1928,
the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries is empowered to
prescribe grade designations to indicate the quality of any
articles of agricultural produce, and where any person sells any
article to which a grade designation is applied, it shall be
deemed to be a term of the Contract of Sale that the quality
of the article accords with the grade designation.
Regulations made by the Minister may prescribe a trade
designation mark to represent any trade designation, and may