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Sale of Horse The Act referred to in the margin received the
Flesh
tion Act, 1889. Royal assent in June, 1889. It imposes regulations
with respect to the sale of horse flesh for consumption
by human beings, and provides that no person shall sell, or
expose for sale, any horse flesh for human food, except in a
shop or other place over which is written words indicating
that horse flesh was sold there. It was introduced shortly
after this Vestry had obtained an important conviction
against a man for slaughtering horses for human food, the
carcases were dressed like butchers' meat, and delivered to
butchers' shops.
Advertising The Rating of Advertising Hoardings is one
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(Rating).Act1889 which has exercised the mind of the Rating
Authorities in the Metropolis for some time past. During
the late Session of Parliament a Bill was introduced into
the Commons b}r Mr. Burdett-Coutts, M.P., and passed into
Law, which authorised Local Authorities to prohibit or
allow the affixing of advertisements to hoardings erected
under license granted by them.
The Vestry decided to allow the affixing of advertisements,
and drew up a scale of charges, which was approved
by the Vestry.
Condensed ^ Summons was issued by Inspector Dewey
against an oilman for selling Condensed Milk
which was not of the nature, substance, and quality
demanded—90 per cent. of the cream having been
extracted. The Summons was heard before R. J. Byron,
Esq. at the Lambeth Police Court on the 1st October, 1889.
The Summons was directed to be issued in consequence
of the Report of Dr. Bernays respecting Condensed Milk,