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ier. a large propor- 
of first-class жере 
ong and 
реш both big and ugly 
on. dis exhibits wer 
oan io "us well represented, the 
peni ones varying f 18 inches с ска їп 
length, yep a шд ible: ae Parsnips w 
equally good e of Bag specimens tee 
wards of е эген in len gm, PA perfectly 
shaped. were very g deed, both i 
size and ing; Vegetable "Маге ае 
weight; and Onions were well represented h 
bits varying from 2 lb. to 3 lb. 5 oz. (the 
heaviest). In the classes for Beans, the Broad 
eans & in evidenc e the Broadsword 
strain, with p ntaining seven or eight beans 
of good size and colour; and er Beans were 
a foot or more in len with corresponding 
= ge thickness. Haricot Beans were 
also Was Вт “ Corn.  Hardier strains 
of these но mus ош ET b 
popular as ga peus en Cauli е меге 0 
even size. 
and solid. Cabbag 
eties had been n 
Prize-winning exhibits were s 
fax, Willesborough, Dorking, Olney, Ga 1 
Easin Colliery, Durham; from Staines, Ex- 
mouth, et, Keighley, Biggar, Ashford 
(Kent), Brecon, Skipton in Craven, Carshalton, 
Newbury, Tonbridge, Stranraer, Cambridge, Sel- 
irk and — The prize-winning Oni 
was exhibited b Mr. H. Wheeler, of Wenvoe 
le Ga diff. 
LIVERPOOL ALLOTMENT. 
AucusT 29 А — The exhibition was 
held in ur George s Hall, under the auspices of 
the Live Co: Shieh 
UE 
show or three 
hall bet ing Occupied by pere during ‘the perio od 
of the pis strike. 
e entries had not suffered Lon. the 
adjournment, bered over 1,300, but 
owing to the torrential rain of the previ y 
The display as a whole 
r the ten best- 
The non-competitive exhibits were contributed 
Rowlands and Co., ces ind 
Mesrs. Middichurst and i {е8 etables and S: 
; The reden um 
bo-Limo Co. 
R. P. Ker an 7 ; Covent Сат n Co., 
tables; Мг. Н. Мааа git зе Же 
Тһе Герое сорон wed 
thei 
Ee 
of Mr. 
Liverpool par gar- 
sisted by a host of ЙИ 
TRADE NOTES. 
FITEERING ACT, 1919. 
thrown 
turn, per у delegate i its ‘powers to Томе бс 
as will appear late 
Danaa ABLE PROFIT. 
The Board is given power to inv estase prices, 
costs, and profit at all stages,and for that purpose 
THE GARDENERS’ 
may call for full E geo and production of 
unts would doubtless be 
the B 
docendi i (books of ae 
deemed beers oard may also fix 
maximu m so far as articles of foo 
are pure. Lege 1 its powers must be exercised 
with the Food Con- 
pu or in etu 
roller 
The Board has also power to receive and in 
vestigate wei ue that a profit is bei 
eing, о 
has been, made or sought be made since о 
passing of the Act (August 19, 1919), which is, 
п view О a the ib ge ae unreasonable. 
Coons е nough, es not appear 
specific ‘to give ре ms the Board to call 
for ойлар апа incites for the purpose 
i complai 
of investigating complaints in the same Ney as 
is provided in the clause > apoy ng it to in- 
у, єч te prices, lg profit, as mention 
resu: "however, this power will 
sary machinery 
be implied as A of the nec 
for Came complaints. 
the hearing of a шз aint the Board may 
ay declare the price which ould yield a reason- 
2 profit; and (2) pariet the seller to repay to 
ton natt any a t paid by the vien 
ctual purchaser =the 
Board might кше its rho of dismissing the 
complaint. 
PENALTIES. 
E Eee owing penalties are imposed by tl 
ese penalties, nvestigation, undertaken 
either on th Я n initiative or on com 
plaint made e B takes proceed 
ings against the seller before the magistrate, 
with the’ result that the p is found 
have been unreasonable in all the circumstances 
There is, however, an important proviso that 
a profit is not to be ed unreasonable if it 
does not exceed the fair average rate earned by 
persons in the same way of шее as the seller 
upon the sale of similar articles under pre-war con- 
dit ( It sho apts е be e 
sale or retail) to which the Act applies as i 
to make such profit. (b) A fine not exceeding 
£50 or imprisonment ior not exceeding on 
month, or both, if any person fails to comply 
with ringes an order of the Board of Trad 
under Section 1 of the Act. The amount of the 
fine recoverable summarily as a civil debt. 
(c) e not exceeding £50 or imprisonmen 
Eo exceeding three months, or both, 
erson at or for the purpose of aif such b 
gation or neat as is referred он 
knowingly or recklessly furnishes 
tion бе pay any ree addi i is P Ed 
in any material particular. 
For the purposes of the 9и а limited icd 
erne he man т 
company w wil be guilty of the like annt i ns 
he can р» that the act ont se en а 
offence took plac е without his knowledge or con- 
sent. Althou here «оге, а ‘a or com ia у 
will presumably” med innocent until yey 
gu uilty in кош with the se ers of law 
should n rtheleas be noted that 
company eee 
io eg ito abov e will be 
n 
У ts awarded against the Bo: 
d i in by a Lo ittee are 
be applied in aid of the fund or rate which the 
money to be found 
by Parlia хаата 3 su аз gn the approval of the 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 6, 1919. 
RTICLES ÅFFECTED. 4 
t does not apply to every article, but. 
its inet Mu extend to any articles or Sh io s of 
articles to which it is ие ied RE order = E 
Board of Trade, and са uch o ү 
һе sis P ie а. а " 
publ erial, “machinery, 
ay in r^ gusce. thereo: 
i polt. Maa use к 
у "the 
or accessories 
There are, howe at, four important exceptio us 
The Act does де apply у 0 LT кые Ы 
are from tim еф. 
articles or (2), rd 
from the United | Kingdom; 
auction; or (4) s p B etitive tender. 
Tar 
rige ees wn, n, the Board has po": 
to aap in the Act. 
to the an 
s and Tribunals, not only of шег 
travelling expenses, but also for their loss cf. 
time. 
SAFEGUARDS. [ 
Miel are certain ei drip io the — of 
the ers under the Act, nd. 
regulation d the Bord m ust be lai id b 
es of Parliam n 
pa Ms bou made, pu “His Ma 
may sh nnul the ге egul 
such regul 
trade сарат of the 
int is made is disqu valified 
d Manic of the Committee cii cmt g 
seller has a ri p 
other than a decision to take proceedings befo 
a magistrate. Apparently no s 
Appeal is given a quA. or other co 
plainant if his complaint is dismis 
vision is to be 
made for the inclusion of wome 
on all Local Committees. А 
Тво 
The Board of Trade is т; charged with 
шуо x еш ad — " information as 
the d developm of ы si 
неее 
Танн of the ds m uns of commod 
r services produced or rendered in the U 
ingdo rted i e Unit 
or (2) the delimitation cnin t 
regulation of transport rates 
so far as they tend to the pedi of monopo 
r to the restraint of trade. 
MUNICIPAL TR: 
Board of Trade 2 aut 
Authorities, subject to such conditions as 
may impose, to C an 
article or articles of any class to which t 
applies. 'The ae to PA misi ed 
еъ Authority shall Lk о on a 
and n ин of subsidy at de expen 
fes the ratep 
NFIDENTIAL ÍNFORMATION 
ings are ы peer РА а арыы i 
эш and any documents мее be gi 
.must, however, be treated as 
Bdential, except in cases wher e (а а) à 
ivin the information and 
= at pde 
guards, however, are not to en the ШЖ 
