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foods for sale on the footway and, in face of the challenge from the roadway, it
becomes difficult to dissuade the shopkeepers from such practices.
The practice of many shopkeepers renting the stall position outside their
shops appears to arise more from a desire to protect themselves from outside
competition than any other reason, since most of them agree that street trading
in food is basically wrong and many have expressed their willingness to withdraw
their stalls if their competitors would do likewise.
It is difficult to see what hardship could be caused to anyone if the trading
in foodstuffs from streets was either prohibited or strictly limited; the Saturday
afternoon search along the stalls for a bargain in nylons or calceolarias may
provide a certain amount of enjoyment but the hawking of foodstuffs is dangerous,
vulgar and unnecessary.
Food Premises.
The number of food premises in the area by type of business is as follows:Manufacturing
premises 41.
(Confectionery 7: Flour millers 3; Edible oils 2; Ice cream 2; Wine
blenders 2; Nut roasters 2; Grocery 3; Pickles 3; Spice grinders 1; Milk
pasteurising 1; Pood dehydration 1; Meat products 6; Mineral waters 1; Sugar
refiners 2; Bakers 3; Essences 1; Sausage Rusk 1).
This list does not include places where food is manufactured principally for
retail sale on the premises.
Wharves 27.
Cold stores 2
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