FOR PROFIT. 187 



Fecks or 

 Pots. ^-Pots. ^-Sieves. Strikes. 



Cherries 72-lb. 36-lb. 24-lb. 12-lb. 



Plums (all kinds) . . . . 72 „ 36 „ 28 ,, 14 „ 



Currants (Black, Red or 



White) — — 24 „ 12 „ 



Gooseberries — — 28 „ 14 „ 



Strawberries and Rasp- 

 berries (Galls, and 

 Chips 5-lb.) .... — — — 12 „ 



Tomatoes (English and Channel Islands) Handle 

 baskets, Chips and Strikes, 12-lb. ; J-Chips, 6-lb. 



Apples and Pears must be sold by declared and 

 guaranteed nett weight, owing to the various 

 samples, kinds, qualities and packages. 



Fruit NOT packed in the above uniform weights 

 should be sold by ascertained nett weight, declared at 

 time of sale. 



Should the declared weight be questioned, the average 

 weight of FIVE packages out of every 50 packages, 

 or part of 50 packages, in each consignment should 

 be taken, and should be considered the average weight 

 of the consignment.' 



In case of dispute, the goods should be weighed, 

 and weight certified by an independent authority, the 

 person challenging the weight paying the weighing 

 charge. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. W. W. Berry said it had given him great 

 pleasure to listen to this paper, and he might say that 

 on this subject Mr. Bunyard was a prophet, not with- 

 out honour, even in his own country, and the tenant 

 farmers and landlords of Kent would always be grateful 

 to him for the pioneer work he had done, for the 



