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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
(Continued from yesterday.)
FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Conacil go into Committee on the Hill entitled, An Ordinance to amend the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896,"
The COLONIAL SECRETARY sounded, and the motion was agreed to. »
to be heard.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Sir HENDY BAKELEY, K.C., then addrenand
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8BD, 1011.
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Hon. Dr. Ho Kai-The hon. Mr. Pollock wants to know if there were no condensed skim- med milk, would the Chinese feed their infants on something worse F
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Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-That's my point. Hon. Dr, Ho K-Chinese used to gire their children goat's milk before the introdus tion of condensed skimmed milk.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK--And in your opinion that would be superior to condensed rkimmed milk?
Dr. Ho K81-Yes. I think the trade condented skimmed milk was brought into in содо
by the unsoconutable rising in price ondered whole milk.
the Council. He said:~May it please your weight of authority, is not only not in ho oxpressed his own opinion that the milke fafty matter: I do not say that is the by some fatty Ford.
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tare of England. The honourable member who
it had been
Hon. Dr. Ho Ka No.
HIS EXCELLENes—I would suggest that we say "the nuiritions part of this milk." Will you agree t to that?
Hon. De Ho Ka- I prefer dream. The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-Chinese
understand what the cream in.
won't
Hon. Mr. BEWETT-I think the word "entirely ought to be lit out.
Hon Mr. Epe-And I should iztroduce the word "nutritive."
Tho eldus was left in Committee, in order that the two Chinese members, the Colonial Store ord a suitable for the Instruction.
and the Registrar-Gonoral might frame
The ATTORNEY GENERAL mored that a
fourth clause is added to the Bill postponing Its operation until June 21st.
Hon. My. POLLOCK moved on amendment that tho da'e be October 1st.
Hie EXCELLENCr-I think after hearing the reading of no of the labels, which is most clearly fraudulent, that these people do not lout, for it anys "pures extracted by machinery.***
INTIMATIONS
FACE KEPT BREAKING
OUT WITH ECZEMA
For 4 Years. Mass of It All Over. Most Irritating and Itching. Could Hardly Reep Fingers Off. Nothing Would Stop It. Cuticura Ointment Gave Instant Reliof
In 3 Weeks, Not a Spot on Face,
"For some four years, off and on, my froo kept breaking out with eczenia. I was most irritating and itching, so I could hardly! keep my fingers off it. At last, for six or eight riantis, my face Was a meas of breaking-out all over, -1 tried several olnuments but they did no good, Nothing would stop it. I got a box of Cuticura Ointment which gave me instant relief from the irritation and in the course of three weeks I had zot a spot on my free, I only bought ona tin of Cuticura Ointment but the Cathur Soap I ugo regularly, I find Cuticura Soap most excellent for shav Ing. Whore I need to get a nasty place on the right side of my chin, since I am using Cullcara Boap I do not get it at alf. I hope you will be able to use this letter to the advantage of other sufferers from eczema (Signed) Samuel Wm. Kirk, Sunnyside, Twerton Hill, Bath, Som.. England, Dec. 23, 1000.
Mr. Kirk's letter shows the success and economy of the Cuticura Remedies in the meatment of torturing, disfiguring humours of the skin. Cuticurn Soar and Ointment are equally effective in preserving and beautifying the skin, scalp and hair, and in preventing minor eruptions from becoming chronic. A tablet of Cutleurs Soap and a box of Culicura Ointment pro often suficient. Bold throughout the world. Evpot: London, 27, Charterhouse He Pars, 10, Tas de I, CURRE d'Antin; Austenífa, 12 Towns & Co. Bydney: India. B. K. Paul, Celentai Ex. Airka, Lanaon, 10k, Cane Ton etc. 1. N, A., Potter Dirut & "Chem. Corp., Fate Probe, senn. Send ine free 23-para ☛ Ceticura Benk sa tila and stalpa disesatis.
to the points. The question is, what will the were true that condensed skimmed milk as a Went in the inevitable result? Those who can. oflect be if the Bill passes? Of course I am quite food is a danger to the life and health of children. not afford to bay this skimmed milk will be driven to the more unsuitable patent foods and willing to admit at once that though the point You will find in that minute that Mr. Frank the still more nusuitable rice pap, because the is one of importance, it is not the one which in Iin states lint it means starvation and death." pissing of this legislation will not result in the tand to make. The point I intend to make is If you make reference to the letter in the poorer people using better milk, but using other substituta. I submit that the whole question this, that it has to be shown before the Council in Hongkong Daily Prem written by a firm in is practical one via whether you are justified in passing the Bill, which must this Colony interested in the sale of a rival pro. satisfied that the effect on the childron affect an important industry adversely, that dact you will find that the mattor was brought of skimmed milk is so unsatisfactory that the there is a necessity for the legislation contem up in the House of Commons and the four medical men of high standing in this Council cannot take the view oppressed by the plated. I submit to you, Sir, that the bur- of the Local Government Board was questioned Colony. Moreover, I have bere • pamphlet don of proving that lies upon those who have in 1906 on the subject as to what the Govern. I regret I have only
ono copy-i set forth the opinions of advanced the assertion that it is. It is not for ment proposed to do. The quetation is here in which
His EXCELLENOX-It seemstere,gentlemen, men entitled to be called eminent authorities, Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I anderstand that cer
me to prove a negativa, but I think I shall be the Dairy World. The President replied that he all of whom speak to the highly nutritive value that the general op nion of the Council, so far tain dealers in condensed skimmed milk desireablo to discharge even that heavy burden and to was asure that condensed skimmed milk was of this skimmed milk at food. Sir, if this as I can ganze it, that some words aught to to be represented by Counsel, and I beg to show you that the weight of authority is against deleterious to intents and it might be found on Bill must be passed as it stands, I suggest that the be added to the labels of milk which is anot for formally move that leave be given for Counsel the assertion that it is dangerous to the health consideration that a caso had been made out word males aupplemented by some fatty food infants. But the point is whether the words
follow under cua year of age," because on the we wie
wish to add are too strong. But we bare and lives of children ander one year of age to for requiring a special label calling attention to aridence of Dr. Clark himself it is clear that to add some words to show the difference be feed them under any circumstances upon the fact, In July, 1908, when Mr. even in the case of the bostilo marrow minority twees whole milk and skimmed milk. Sir Henry
the the Masterman, the President of the Local Govern might be given to children if supplemented wilk condensed skimmed milk.
is a food which sopstated skimmed milk
add take
Berkeley
to suggested that we sheld the words already mentioned unices anpplemented bigher groun that the milk, on the moat Board, was pressed upon the subject,
The question is whether shape the Hill should take, but I submit that if those words should be retained in the Bill Excelloney, By your Excellency's permission jurious, but it is a valuable food; that it con was deleterious, and perhaps a vase weight in altogether, the only alternative is the words I could be conveyed by a Chinese character that
the words complained
flon. Mr. En-If the word "milk water" of are not eliminated I appear before this Committee on behalf of certains all the properties of whole milk, except made out after enquiries. Well, we are now in have asked to ho added. In any case, I submit would get over the whole diffenity. tain manufacturers and importers of the article fat in some percentage. It contains fat, bat
the year 1911, and I submit that it is only that the spare time, ray, six months, to following,
tion of the Bil ahonia 1 be post-
Hob. Dr. Ho KAI-I would suggest the of trade known as condensod skimmed milk to
Tha cream of this milk has been not the same percentage as whole milk. It roz-reneonable to assume that had it been possible poned for lay before the Committee certain reasons which we respectfully submit should lead the Com-tains material which is bone-forming, flesh- to make out a case, such as had been reacted enoble dealers to complete their present contracte. removed. Therefore children under one yest
Yont Excellency, this article is sold by
of comple to Mr. Masterman, the legislation which was Tins must have certain labels, and it purchasers
age should not be fed entirely on this milk." Hon. Mr. HRWETT-Doesn't the word mitteo to docline to pass the second clause in forming and masele-forming. In other words,
it contains all these elements of nutrition which shed for would have been introduced into the are supplied with tins bearing labels on which entirely take all the stiffness out of the the Bill as drafted. The clause as drafted con- tains these words: "This milk should not he need are necessary to the feeding of infants, though one House of Commcus and become law long before disparaging words are printed, they may re- Bill? for feeding children under one your of ago. of these elements, the fatty element, is contained now. The only inference possible is that on pudiate the purchase. The result would be
vory ser
serious to e legitimate trade. In con that clusion I fofild
eek you These words shoulà bo deleted from the Bill, or in les quantity than in whole milk. Now when consideration
only
to bear in mind a cars had not been made out for the warning which Ihave uttered, following the other words should be added which I will later the Bill was last before the Council for the
Other evidence warring uttered by eminent export authorities submit to the Council. Sir, I say these words second reading an honourable member of the quiring a specisi kabel,
England, that the probable effect of the brought for word in support of the measure is legislation will be to drive the porrer people should be deleted because it is unnecessary to Committed drew attention to what he called a noteworthy fast, that an objection to this wun
contained in a letter which appeared in the in the Colony to the inferior food, such as rico put them in the Bill. The words can only import that it had not been introduced into the legisla Daily Press of May 25th. The writer of that water yap, for their children, as they could not to anyone who reads thom that to nuo con-
letter stated that South Africa had passed similar possibly pay the high price for the better kind of densed skimmed milk in any shape for the
article, and the last case of the child after the feeding of children under one year of age is to represent the Justions of the Peace, on May legislation to that which it was proposed to pass Council'e logislation will be worse than the first.
Counsel then withdraw. endanger the life or at least the health of the 19th, showed why he regarded that as a noteworthy here. No such legislation bad been passed in
The COLONIAL SECESTART-1 desire to shild thas fed. Now, Sir, there is no Avidence fast, becases he pointed out that at Home the South Africa. There is a duty, and a light duty, before the Committed, and it is not possible to were very strict in their tests and ideas in these upon condensed milk and condensed skimmed address a few remarks to the Council. In the Brst place I wish to correct a statement that place any evidenos for the consideration of the matters, but, nevertheless, the Home Government milk, and theduty on the latter is higher. The sole the minute of the Government Analyst is not reason for its Introduction is that there is a large identically the same as the one I read to you. had not adopted the legislation that it was pro- Committee, that would warrant the ineartion in the Bill of any words bearing that meaning. pesed to adopt with regard to this particular dairy industry in South Africa, and it was intro. It was my humiliating duty at the last meeting Before I pass to the grounds which I wish to lay form of basins. Neither can I conceive dused as a protection of the industry and not to say I knew nothing about milk, and in any reason which would apply to the Bill in because it was a danger to the community byfted-conquence I felt constrained to read the opinion of aperta. I read minoto by Mr. before the Committee I desire to draw attention Hongkong that would not apply at Home. I ing children on condensed skimmed milk. There Franklin, and I have cumpared what I read to the objects and reasons which were apponded cannot conceive how it is possible to say that is no legislation of this kind in South Africa, with tho minuto s printed in the sessional deserve much pity.k from the yellow cow
paper, and I find that they are identical, Another precedent has been quoted by the the only difference being that there are writer of that letter, who are the agents of the explanatory remarks of mine in the report That of courge was wrong, and the Attorney kimmed milk, how it is that this Government Anglo-Swiss Company. That precedent is of the minute as I read it. Bir Henry said and the Bill was loft in Committee. General, in explaining the Bill, set that right, beis justified in not taking a similar course, which Jamaica. It is true that in Jamales in 1908 legis not be given to infants" on the Inbets. He said it was unnecessary to place the words "should for the Council.I intend to emphasize the fast I suggest should now be taken by deleting lation took place, and words almost identical to that there was no necessity, because it could not reading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinancs to that the logislation which this Council is ask the words should not be given to child.`thoɛs objected to in the Bill before the House be proved that the milk wasinjurions to ebfldren | amend the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909."
under year of ags. I would like to call The COLONIAL SECRET BY seconded, und the ren under one year of age." I repeat with had been inserted. That precedent means noth-attention to the fact that the manufacturers Bill was rand a first time. some confidence the proposition that I laiding more than that, while the British Govern themselves in some cases of their own accord The objects and reasons of the Bill state:- before the Committer, that it lies upon went was taking time to consider whothor have put on the labels of their tins that the milk The inscription on the scal of the Registrar of those who assert that it is a danger to the a
Bluce the last Trade Marks does not fully with the inscription cose had been made out to provide is suitable for infants. life or health of children in fooding them upon for legislation for such label, the meeting of the Council the question has required by section 3 of the Principal Onlinanes, been referred to the Medical Board, of the amendment validates the uxlating soul and condensed shimmed milk, to show there Jamaican Government hastily adopted the which Dr. Stedman is, the hon. ecretary. I authorizes its future use. Section 12 (2) of the ENGLISH,
appear In the children are fed, as some of the witcossos whose are had no better medical advice then was that machine skimmed milk is nusaitable for is greater danger than there would be if the proposal. The Jamaican Government could have received a letter from that Board, part Principal Ordinarios os uota
of which reads as follows: "The Board agrees Imperial Act, and as it
deale with procedure it has been transferred to the rales relating to names appeared in the sessional poper seemed available for Mr. Masterman. Jamaics is indeed infants under one year of age. They recom-procedure made under the Principal Ordinance, to think, upon xies water, and other things. the only one of the widespread British commend that this should be printed on the label P TENTA AMENDMENT. ORDINANCE. Some of the witnessen had said that oħildren were
The ArroBNET-GENERAL moved the first in English and Chinese." A label of one brand Assistant Registrar-General says that the amond the Patents Amendment Ordinanco, was sent to the Registrar-General and the reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to
be machinery Lower down on the label it the Bill was road a first time. meaning of the wording is not very clear. The 1999" meaning apparently is that the cows are milked The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and by is stated that the milk is used in hospitals According to the objecte and reasons for infants. Another label Las the follow attached these smendments in the Patents ing with one of milk. Dr. Clark of instructions received from His Majesty's For cooking, mis four or five parts Ordinances are undertaken in ounsequence stated the
that the information aa to the use Principal Secretary of Stata for
was Colonies. The 13th August, 1909, the QUALITY of this milk areng the Chinese obtained from Sanitary inspectors, and their date of the passing of Ordinance No. 22 of 1909, evidence was corroborated by Dr. Sibree, lately but as that was an amending Ordinance to be head of the maternity hospital and now in read and construed with Ordinance No. 2 of private practice. The danger to the Chinese is 1898 the use of the words under the provisions that where a Chines woman of the poorer class of auch statutes at are now in force in the were confusing, as it was include family and her own child has to be intended to
the Imperial Act of 1907. fed on skimmed milk or some other substitute. The first proviso is inserted because His As regards legislation elsewhere I cannot follow Majesty's Secretary of State, after consultation Bir Henry in his references to South Africa, with the Board of Trade, has decided that pateate but it is a definite foot that legislation there on in Crown Colonies should not necessarily The reason why there has been no legislation in United Kingdom. The second proviso is adapt England that the House of Commons is 80. ed to the needs of the Colony. The English hard pressed for time that there is very Act enforces the manufacture of patented little time to deal with these speculative articles in England. The Colony is a centre of Hills. A to the suggestion that the date Colonial Trade, bat few articles are manufac whom the Bill should come into operation tured here; and to revoke the local patents on should be delayed, I submit that if there articles muufactured in the Empire, which are not also manufactured locally, would be to is safleisnt reason for passing the Bill it should be brought into effect with as little delay as
the value of losal patents and to saori- destroy possible. If it be delayed for six months thon floo the spirit of the Imperial Act to its letter.
the
STATUTE LAWS (NEW REVISED EDITION) there is really no reason why we should pars
ORDINANCE Bill at all The reason for passing the ille
to the Bill as it originally stood. It was stated. 'that such legislation had been in uso at Home.
ed to pass with regard to this article of
trade is legislation which, though it has been urged upon His Majesty's Government from time to time by the persons interested in rival manufactures and by medical and other experts, has nevertheless sever been adopt ad by the Home Government, It is therefore a matter for the most careful and gravest copsideration on the part of the Committee,
the interests of life or health, that 'such logiala- tion should be introduced into this Colony,
whether it would be necessary, as alleged in
If the English Government could be justified in refusing a label to be attached to condensed
are
$
rich
It is intentionally franda-GOLD
Hon Mr. POLLOCK - withdrew his amendment,
TRADE MARKÐ AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GƑNERAL moved the Brat
де
munities which has legislated in the direction with respect to which the Imperial Government fed upon rice-water pap and other worse suggested. Surely this is a strong argument had declined to take any action. I do not know words are placed upon these tins of milk, which to tako? I submit therefore that you will do staf. The alternative must be assumed. If against the action which the Committee is asked whether any members of the Committee have am within the reach of the poor, and if by reason a serious injury to an important trade if you ever need any of the tins in which the condensed of those words they are provented from buying pass this Bill as it stands. If it is really skimmed milk is sold, but I think they should them, the effect must be, not to make the poor cessary for the protection of the lives of have on opportunity of looking at thora. I will buy the more expensive milk, but to drive children, that, of course, most weigh; but before produce several tius of different brenda, and I them to worse things-uuch as rice-water pap. would ask the Committee to look partionlarly at It would be farcical for this Council you inflict such an injury upon the trade surely the labels, so that any misapprehension which to assuta that because the poorer classes you will require to be satisfied that what you might exist in the minds of any of the
warned against this milk that they are asked to do is in accordance with the Committee would be removed, as to the labels will not use it, but would nes the condensed opinions of the majority of those whose opinions being misleading to the general public whole milk. It is illogical, because if, in the are entitled to respect, and that you do what Your Exesileroy will find, on emmination of first instance, they are rich enough they will you are asked to do notwithstanding the fact becomes a mother she goes as wet nurse to some United Kingdom' the tins, that every tin is labelled clearly and buy the deares article. If, on the other hand, that in Great Britain the authorities have des distinctly. This is the Volunteer Brand. There they cannot get the cheaper, they will ge te
elimed so to not. I am entitled to use the word are other brands. That brand to which I draw something cheaper still. Now, in dealing with doclived, because they have chosen not to take your attention has it stated clearly and distinct this mattor the Colonial Secretary very properly suy action. Our cess does not rest upon the wish to read, to you oztracts of opinions of statement appears in English and in Chinese and he read to the Council a minuts by Now that is the only provision that is required Mr. Franklin,
experts, from which it will appear that this who may in England, the printing on the label of the as the Government's expert on the sub. article is a valuable food for infants contents of the tin. Lask the Committee to note, jest. If your Excellency and gentlemen of as well as adults. If you will look at Sessional the fact, because it was of vital importance the Council will look at that minute you will Paper 6 you will find a minute by Dr. Clark in in doing inatlce to the persone whom I reprssout find that it simply consists of two quotations which ho negatively supports the contention that they complied in story partionlar with the from two writers upon the subject, two writere put before you. He says that "this milk requirements of the law in Ergland. On the who for the last ten or fifteen years have been is most unsuitable for infants unless supple tins there is the statement that the anticlo con- Trging His Majesty's Government in England mented by cream, which would be outsid tained therein is machine made. That is it to pass legislation on ́the subject. I am almost the mentis of people who buy the stuff." Of that the Chinese are being misled by these that the Act requires. We therefore salt that we are entitled to be hoard favourably whon wo oppose the introduction of any further pro- vision saol as that which is now proposed. I submit, Sir, that the words "this milk should gentlonen urgel their opinions on the not accurate to my that condeusel skimmed shipping company. Consequently whatever way tion in the title and alterations in practically all
ly that it is machine skimmed milk, and that said that the rent question was one for experis destruction of the case for the other gide.. this subiect has been placed on the statute book he revocable as a result of revocation in the s
'not be used for fooding children under one year of age" should not be inserted in the Bill. Such a provision is not necessary, inasmuch
the
be
regarded
entitled to say that Mr. Franklin's minute is based upon the evidence of two discredited experts. I use the word discredited in its
most complimentary sense, because these two
I
course, the language in which that gentleman speaks of the milk can hardly be called a judicial weighing of the value of this article. (Laughter.) However, it amounts to this, that it is suitable if supplemented by cream. In other words, it is
English Government, who refused to milk should not be given to children under one be convinced by them. Why should this year of age under any circumstances, whether
80.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I riso to move the third reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to authorise the publication of a Newly Revised Edition of the Statute Laws of the Colony." The Ordinance was referred to
has been
.on laid table, in which they have suggested an altora-
fraudulent labels, and steps must be taken to inform the Clinose that if they give this milk to their children they do it at their own risk.
Hon. Mr. Hewer-Sir, this is rather a difficult question for me to deal with. I am
port member the Medical Board, and I also represent a big
the Law Committee and they have issued
which of the Banitary Board, a member of
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as the contents, condensed skimmed milk, are not / Government set upou evidence of that kind supplemented with creem or anything else to do with it. I merely mention the fact to Bill be passed as shown in the form WEY GO TO
Moreover, if they took the trouble to read Take the evidence of other experts, Drs. cand to gather information on the subject. The marked A injurious as food for infants, while the words Franklin's minute they would see that it practi- import that it is so under all and any iron- cally amounts to a general condemnation of all stances. This, it seems to me. is
condensed milk as unsuitable for children, real point. Has it been established before
Takon ng a whole the minato amounts to quota this Committee that the use of skimmed milk
tions from persons-I won't call them faddists is injurions, so injurious to the life and health of the child that it is necessary to protect it from its use in any circumstances? If not, then
you should not put these words in, because they mean that and nothing else. There are no word
It says this milk
of qualification in the L should not be used for feeding children under one
bat
FINANCIAL MINUTE).
The following minutes were printed, but in
submitted:--
but persona who huvo particular viows, which instle for them, we are of the opinion The boot, I think, make that statement soeur dance with the new regulations were not j
with
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL.
recommended the Connoll to
The Governor
Rie nisa discriminates. An for noting as First Police Magistrate from
Bogar
FOR YOUR GLASSES?
I vote I must go very hard one way or another its clatises. There is attached to the ropert against someone. However, that has nothing oops of the Bill in the form in which they would like to see it passed. I beg to move that show that I have done overything I possibly Justí and Hook
srespected Arm Garman doctors here. They state in the Colonia! Secretary said he could not follow Sir The COLONIAL SECRETART seconded, and ressional paper that the "milk on which they Henry Berkeley on the South Africa legislation. the Bill was read a third time and passed.
Hie EXCELLENCY-Council will adjourn tili report is not a perfect substitute for whole milk, Sir Hoary suggested that skimmed milk wis but as the poorer class of people are bound to tarod not because it was skimmed milk, to Thursday neri, /-
be had seen an feed the children on a vory deabtful class of protect Homs industries. If he ha goods, such as rice water and even worse stuff, be extract I have seon from the Customis Conven cause a good and cheap whole milk is not Hon
tion he
member road the extract. ure not those of the majority and which sam
that under the, circumstances the Baby Fraud In Jamaica Sir Henry found fault marily condemn all condensed milk as being milk is very fit for use as a substitute for cow's what he called hasty legislation, but Trinidad is,
suitable for children. If the Council is to bo milk." Surely you must give some attention: I believe, shortly to introduce legislation on the vote a sum of one hundred and fifty-five dollars. guided by Mr. Franklin, you would label all to such an expression of opinion. Here is subject. In Cuba the sale of skimmed milk in (9155) in aid of the voto Judicial and Legal BECAUSE
absolutely prohibited, and only condensed milks Departments, D. Magistracy, Personal Omolu- condensed milk as ansaitable, and say it should firm of doctors well-known in the common ch hava 9 to 95 per cent, of fat are sold.ments, Special Allowance to Mr. E. R. Hallifax
pledging their professional reputation to year of age. There is no limitation, a quali-o be given to children under one year of are, the fact that where you cannot get better, Costa
EDUCATIONAL while to this, that all die tonttention of men burs dai condused skier wife child fil, October, 1999, to May, 1911.
that condensed whole milk substitute for cow's and water.
is nothing but. the evidence quoted by Mr. in the Bill is not necessary for the protection of Franklin was given in 1896, 1899, 1900 and 1908, milk. Then we have the opinion of Dr. them, do not know what skimmed milk means. vote a wam of Forty-nine Dollars (849) in aid of | the infant, it will have the effect of protecting e rival industry, that of condensed whole milk, before various commissions, and that, notwith Stedman, who writes that he examined the V The insation on these tins is absolutely mis by placing the sondensed skimmed milk under standing all that, no legislative action in anteer Brand and finds that it contains the Iruding: It is very desirable that nothing nutritive properties that are contained in skiza shonld be done hastily with a view to checking uous trade in conleused tho ban of a disparaging label. Any persona England followed. What is the logical med milk, and that there are no injurious preser trule. There is an enormous taking the tins and seeing one without the conclusion? Surely it is that Mr. Franklin's vatives added to it. It is not advisable to bring milk here, but that will not be in any way affected words of warning and the other with, would, of witnesses, as I may call them, the gentlemen up a baby under year old on skimmed milk by this legislation. I must confess, particularly course, reject that against which he was warned whose opinion he states, do not accurately only, because owing to the removal of the creams after ear meeting of the Medical Board, that there is not soficiest percentage of fatty this legislation is desirable and that it should In favour of that which had no warning at represent the views of the uajority of opinion matter left to satisfy the wants of the human be hrought into force at once.
actually injurious
flou. Mr. POLLOCK-Thera is one point in the tached to it. It is the last intention of the in England. We know that a large seotion of rant, int there is nothing where poor Colonial Secretary's statement. He said that Hain for Public Works Department and other
to the infant in skimmed Council to enter upon a policy of protection the community regard as anathema condensed persons cannot afford to bay whole milk, mothers do not feed infants with their own The Council has no desire whatever to pro-milk and condensed whole milk, and notwith shimmed milk is a much more suitable food for milk. Is it clearly established that condensed test any one trade or industry against another standing that fact the majority must be of the a baby than many of the patent infants foods skimmed milk is any worse than the substitutes
that are so extensively used in these days and employed! However, it is not & question of what the contrary view, because, as I submit, it is it is still more suitable than a gap made of The COLONIAL SECRETARY--Chinese infants Council intands, but what the effect of the legis inconceivable that H.M Government would rice and water which is often employed for are being fed upon condensed skimmed milk and lation will be if passed. The intention is foreign have for fifteen years decliced to legislate if it babies by the poorer classes in this Celony," nothing elss.
med milk is
G
mill
if: Women, Svon
you tell
The Governor recommended the Conncil to the vote Education. 4.-Department of Director of Education, Other Charges, Tai Po (New Territories) English School, Rent.
PUBLIC WORES QUARTERS, The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand seven hundred d afty-two Dollars ($5,152) in aid of the vote Fablic Works, Extraordinary Building Fur nished Quarters for the Public Works Depart ment Surveyor in the New Territories and Rost Officers visiting the Territory en oficial business.
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The Governor commended the Council to rote a sum of twenty-five dollars (825) in aid of the vote Education 4.Department of Dires- tor of Education, other charges, Belilios Public
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