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the register for the manufacture of pressed, pickled, potted or preserved
meat, fish or other foods, five of which were registered during the year.
Eighty-seven inspections were made of ice-cream premises and 137 of
preserved meat, etc., premises.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
This Act inaugurated the National Mark Scheme.
Regulations are from time to time made by the Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries prescribing grades for "Home" produce. If the
quality of the produce is consistent with these grades the National Mark
may be affixed to the package.
Regulations have been made covering a wide range of articles including
vegetables, fruits, salads, meat, eggs, cider, malt and honey.
The administration of these Regulations by the City Council consists
in seeing that food vendors observe the requirements of labelling and that
the National Mark is not applied to foods that are not of the prescribed
standard.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The main provision of this Act is that goods, in respect of which orders
have been made by the Privy Council, imported into this country, must on
exposure for sale bear an indication of the country of origin. The food
inspectors carry out the purposes of these Acts in the course of their
routine food inspections, and during the year made 446 observations.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
There are no premises in the City requiring registration under the
provisions of this Act. A considerable amount of artificial cream is
made in restaurants for consumption on the premises, but registration
is not necessary in these cases.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
Tubercle in milk—14 samples of milk were taken during the year for
examination as to the presence of tubercle bacilli. The milk was taken
from roundsmen and shops in the ordinary course of delivery from purveyor
to customer. No tubercle bacilli were found in any of the
samples.