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"(1.) It shall not be lawful to sell any substance to which this section
applies by retail, unless the box, bottle, vessel, wrapper, or cover in which
the substance is contained is distinctly labelled with the name of the substance
and the word ' Poisonous,' and with the name and address of the
seller of the substance, and unless such other regulations as may be prescribed
under this section by Order in Council are complied with ; and,
if any person sells any such substance otherwise than in accordance with
the provisions of this section or of any Order in Council made thereunder,
he shall, on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, be liable
for each offence to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
"(2.) The substances to which this section applies are sulphuric
acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, soluble salts of oxalic acid, and such
other substances as may for the time being be prescribed by Order in
Council under this section."
And whereas it is expedient that all liquid preparations sold as
Carbolic, or Carbolic Acid, or Carbolic Substitutes, or Carbolic Disinfectant
containing not more than 3 per cent, of phenols, should be prescribed as
substances to which the said section applies.
From the 1st day of May, 1913, all liquid preparations sold as
Carbolic, or Carbolic Acid, or Carbolic Substitutes, or Carbolic Disinfectant
containing not more than 3 per cent, of phenols, shall be substances to
which Section 5 of the said recited enactment applies.
RAG FLOCK ACT.
Seven samples of Rag Flock were procured during the year and found
to conform to the Regulations (see page 195).
INSPECTION OF FOOD AND EXAMINATION OF
UNSOUND FOOD AT WHARVES, Etc.
Examination of Food Stuffs at Wharves, etc. ; Seizure of
Tuberculous Meat and Removal of the Signs of the Disease ;
Seizure of Unsound Tomatoes, and representations to the
Local Government Board to secure adequate protection of
the Public against the Sale of Unsound Food by Wholesale
Vendors. Suggested appointment of Meat Inspector.
Examination of Food Stuffs at Wharves, etc.
With respect to the examination of food stuffs see Sanitary Inspectors'
reports, pages 200 to 240.