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hiw states that no person who sells or distributes shall be 

 guilty if it shall appear he acted in good faith as a distribu- 

 tor. They do get out under the laAv as it is worded now. 



MR. HANSON: Why don't they do as they do out 

 West when a shipment gets by the inspector and the con- 

 sumer finds it is not absolutely up to the standard and the 

 inspector then is notified and he comes and pours kerosene 

 on the shipment. I understand it is done out West in places. 

 Why couldn't we have something to that effect. If it is 

 good in the West, why wouldn't it be all right in the East? 



MR. ANNIN : That seems to me altogther too drastic, 

 in my personal opinion. Tf we find a shipment of apples 

 marked A, for instance, we can notify the owner that we do 

 do not think that tlrey come up to grade and that he ought 

 to mark them down one, that is, mark them Ix It seems 

 to me absolute confiscation to destroy his apples. The law 

 provides a penalty of a fine. I Avould like to hear a discus- 

 sion on that, but it does not appeal to me at all, 



]\IR. HANSON: Because he would rather lose the ship- 

 ment than have to go to court and pay a fine of $50. 



DR. GILSON : Can I ship apples anywhere in the State 

 from outside without stenciling? 



.AIK\ ANNIX: You r-an. 



DR. GILSON: Can y(m ship them in from otlier States 

 without stenciling to the Boston market Avithout the ^lassa- 

 chusetts stenciling on them? 



MR. ANNIN : Tes. 



DR. GILSON: What is the minimum size under the 

 statute for A? Can you put in any under tlie minimum size, 

 2-% inches? 



MR. ANNIN : The minimum size for A is not 2-34. There 

 is no size specified for A. 



Dr. Gilson: Can we put in less than 2-%? 



MR. ANNIN: In the A gfade you have to mark the 

 minimum size on the barrel. There is no specified size for 

 any grade except fancy. 



MR. ]\IANN: It seems to me the law is on the packer all 



