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"each separate parcel or package supplied 'Is Butter only 'and they
"strongly recommend that every Member shall demand same at the
"time of delivery, no matter how small the quantity of purchase.
"It has been held by the Courts that this is the only way in which
"a Coffee house Keeper can protect himself.
"Copt of Warranty on Invoice.
"The above package or parcel is guaranteed to be Butter only.
"(Signed)
"To those Members who prefer to use Margarine, they recommend
"that a copy of the following Notice (size, 13 in. by 8 in.) be exhibited
"in a conspicuous position in their shops:—
"NOTICE.
"No Butter is sold at this Establishment.
"THE FINEST MARGARINE
"only is used for Slices and Haddocks. It is not for Sale by
"itself either upon or off the premises.
"With regard to the purchase and sale of Milk, the Committee
"advise the Members to demand from their wholesale milk dealers a
"written guarantee that the milk which is being supplied from time to
"time is of a sufficiently good standard to comply with the Act, and
"that in all cases where milk is asked for, proper precautions should be
"taken (especially in hot weather) to rouse and stir up same to ensure
"that the cream becomes thoroughly distributed with the other
"component parts.
"We are, Dear Sir,
"Yours obediently,
"Alfred Holton, Chairman.
" William Alstrom, General Secretary."
It must be borne in mind that each case of this kind must be judged on its
merits, and that it is impossible to say definitely that the exhibition of any
particular form of notice fulfils all statutory requirements in all places and at
all times, the primary intention of the Legislature being to protect the public
from fraudulent dealers, and not to protect individual trade interests.
On this subject Dr. Teed, your Public Analyst, made the following
observations in his Report for the last Quarter of 1903:—
"It is a matter of common knowledge that many vendors endeavour
"to contract themselves out of the provisions of the Sale of Food and
"Drugs Acts by exhibiting notices which, while implying that the goods
"sold are of high quality, are designed to act as a bar to any proceedings