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Mr. Hixon then quoted from the "Inspection and Sale 

 Act" of Canafla, as referring to fruit and fruit packages, 

 as follows : 



THE MARKING OF FRUIT. 



320. Every person who, by himself or through the agency of 

 another person, packs fruit in a closed package, intended for sale, shall 

 cause the package to be marked in a plain and indelible manner, ia 

 letters not less than half an inch in length, before it is taken from 

 the premises where it is packed, — 



(rt) with tlie initials of his Christian names, and his full sur- 

 name and address, or, in the case of a firm or corporation, 

 with the firm or corporate name and address ; 

 {b) with the name of the variety or varieties; and, 

 (c) with the designation of the grade of fruit, which shall in- 

 clude one of the following four marks, viz.; Fancy, No. 1, 

 No. 2, No. 3. 

 2. Such mark may be accompanied by any other designation of 

 grade or brand, if that designation is not inconsistent with, or marked 

 more conspicuously than, the one of the said four marks which is 

 used on the said package. 6 E. VII., c. 15, s. 1. 



321. No person shall sell, or offer, expose or have in his pos- 

 session for sale, any fruit packed, — 



(a) in a closed package and intended for sale, unless such pack- 

 age is marked as required by the provisions of this Part; 

 {b) in a closed package, upon which package is marked any 

 designation which represents such fruit as of 

 (i) Fancy quality, unless such fruit consists of well grown 

 specimens of one variety, sound, of uniform and of at 

 least normal size and of good colour for the variety, 

 of normal shape, free from worm holes, bruises, scab 

 and other defects, and properly packed, 

 (ii) No. 1 quality, unless such fruit consists of well grown 

 specimens of one variety, sound, of not less than medium 

 size and of good colour for the variety, of normal 

 shape and not less than ninety per centum free from 

 scab, worm holes, bruises and other defects, and prop- 

 erly packed, 

 (iii) No. 2 quality, unless such fruit consists of specimens 

 of not less than medium size for the variety, and noc 

 less than eighty per centum free from worm holes and 

 such other defects as cause material waste, and prop- 

 erly packed ; 

 (c) in any package in which the faced or shown surface gives a 

 false representation of the contents of such package ; and 

 it shall be considered a false representation when more than 



