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Drugs Act, 1899, be amended so as to provide that a warranty 

 or invoice given by a person resident outside the United King- 

 dom shall not be available as a defence to any proceedings 

 under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. 



10. That penalties for the importation of adulterated butter 

 should be proportionate to the magnitude of the consignment. 



11. That all practicable steps should be taken to bring about 

 international agreements as to the prevention of adulteration. 



12. That Section 4 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, 

 should be amended so as to give the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland power to fix standards for curd, and to 

 give the Local Government Board power to fix standards for 

 preservatives. 



13. That the Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland should have power to take proceedings 

 under the Merchandise Marks Act. 



14. That nothing shall be sold under the name of butter 

 which contains more than 16 per cent, of moisture. 



15. That substances other than butter (not being margarine) 

 containing butter fat should be sold, with a limit of 24 per cent, 

 of moisture, under a name approved by the Board of Agricul- 

 ture and Fisheries ; provided that such name should not be 

 calculated to prejudice the sale of the article. 



16. That such substances when sold by retail should be 

 .delivered to the purchaser in a wrapper, approved by the Board 

 X)f Agriculture and Fisheries, containing a description of the 

 nature, substance and quality of the article ; and as far as possi- 

 ,ble under the same conditions as apply to the sale of margarine. 



17. That the provisions of the Margarine Act of 1887, as 

 amended by the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, should 

 apply to all such substances. 



18. Inspectors acting under the special direction of the local 

 authority should have power to enter butter factories, to inspect 

 any process, and to take samples. 



19. That butter having been treated by any process shall not 

 rbe allowed to be replaced in the original packages. 



Moisture in Butter. — With regard to the question of the 

 amount of moisture which should be allowed in butter, the 



