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agriciilfcural analyst has been made, and a certificate of analysis has been given, in accordance with the regulations made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. The proceedings may be taken either before the Court having jurisdiction in the place where the purchaser

which the invoice or description relates resides or carries on business, or before the Court having jurisdiction in the place where the invoice or description was given {q). Any person aggrieved by a summary conviction in respect of any

Sect.

ii.

Sale and Adultera^^Q^ -

of the article to

of the said offences

may

appeal to a Court of quarter sessions

Appeal,

(r).

Sub-Sect. 2. Hay and Straw. 644. All hay or straw sold in London and Westminster or within Weight thirty miles thereof must be sold in trusses hay trusses to weigh fifty- t^^^^es. six pounds, or if of new hay sold between June 1st and August 31st sixty pounds straw trusses to weigh thirty-six pounds all trusses to be of one quality throughout, and the bands not to exceed five pounds w^eight. Hay of the year sold between June 1st and December 31st must not be sold as hay of a former year. Buyers of hay and straw may cause it to be weighed on delivery, and no penalty for short weight or bad quality shall be incurred unless the hay etc. is weighed or complained of on delivery. Fraudulently increasing the weight, or delivering less than the number of trusses

of





sold,



renders the offender liable to a penalty

(s).

645. Every person who mixes or puts or causes to be mixed or put any water, sand, earth, or other matter in any truss of hay or straw

Mixture of water etc.

intended for sale within the said limits, or who sells, offers, or exposes for sale, or causes to be sold, offered, or exposed for sale any hay or straw into or with which any such matter has been put or mixed is liable on conviction to a penalty of £10. And every salesman must, at the time of the sale of any hay or straw on behalf of an owner, under a penalty of £10, deliver to the buyer a ticket or note showing the number of trusses sold and the name and address of the owner

(t).

Sub-Sect.

3.

Hops.

646. A penalty of £5 is imposed on every person who shall mix with or put into hops any drug or ingredient to alter the colour or scent thereof (a). Hops may not be bagged in bags of greater weight than in the proportion of 10 lbs. for every 112 lbs. of the gross weight of the bag and hops, under penalty of £20 (h). Growers of hops must put on every bag in large letters their names, and the name of the parish and county in which the hops were grown (c), the year of growth, and the consecutive number and true gross weight of the bag, under penalty of £20 for every bag (d) .

(q)

Fertilisers and s. 9 (3).

Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906

(6

Edw.

7, c. 27), s.

9 (2).

(r) Ibid., (s)

Hay and

Straw Act, 1796 (36 Geo. 3, c. 88). For the other previsions of Markets and Fairs. Hay and Straw Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 114). Adulteration of Hops Act, 1733 (7 Geo. 2, c. 19), ss. 2, 3. See also title

this Act, see title (t)

(a)

Food and Drugs. (6) Hop Trade Act, 1800(39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 81), s. 3. (c) Hop Trade Act, 1814(54 Geo. 3, c. 123). {d) Hop (Prevention of Frauds) Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict.

c.

37), ss. 2, 3.

u 2

Kegulations as to adulteration and bags.