328 HOPS. 



The Institute is liable for damage, caused by the act 

 of its servants or by theft, to any hops stored in its 

 warehouses. 



The Institute is fully covered by insurance against fire ; 

 and all that need be done by the proprietor of any hops 

 that may be destroyed by fire whilst in storage at the 

 Institute is to send in particulars of his claim. No re- 

 sponsibility, however, will be assumed for loss of quality 

 or weight during storage. 



For the information of dealers and consumers the Board 

 will from time to time insert in selected public prints parti- 

 culars of the serial numbers and weight of the packages 

 hall-marked in the Institute, and the names of the parties 

 for whom these services have been rendered. 



The Board will always be willing to give information to 

 buyers, consumers and merchants as to the freedom from 

 adulteration of hops marked in the producing communities 

 or in the Institute itself. 



The foregoing rules and regulations are taken from the 

 statutes and by-laws of the Union. 



The by-laws also relate to the suspension or expulsion 

 of offending communities or individuals. These extracts 

 thus clearly evidence the energy and care which the Union 

 devotes to secure a reliable guarantee of origin for the pro- 

 duce of its members, and how it uses every available means 

 to protect itself and consumers from unfair competition. 



Notwithstanding all precautions, however, falsifications 

 of origin are still met with, though rarely. To render them 

 impossible is really the task of the brewer, who should 

 refuse any parcels of so-called Saaz or other fine hops unless 

 accompanied by a proper certificate. 



In a publication on Saaz hops an expert of some standing 

 has reviewed the matter of sale associations in Bohemia, and 

 he avers that the spirit of cpmmon weal is still insufficiently 



