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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

De Sathairn, 5adh Iul, 1924.

Saturday, 5th July, 1924.

1. The Committee met at 10.30 a.m.

2. The following members were present:—

Deputy O’Sullivan (Chairman), the Minister for Lands and Agriculture, Deputies Egan, Beamish, Milroy, Duffy, Heffernan, Johnson and C. Byrne.

3. The Committee resumed consideration of the Bill.

(i.) Section 27.

Debate was resumed on the following motion made by the Minister for Lands and Agriculture on the 4th July:

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

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he is manufacturing consistently butter of the quality required, and there shall be provided by the Minister at such specified ports the necessary facilities for the examination.

‘(4) The whole or any portion of every consignment of butter bearing the national mark exported from the Free State shall be examined at the ports, and if the examination shows that any consignment has not reached the approved standard steps shall be taken to have the national mark removed or obliterated.

‘(5) The exporter shall be entitled to receive from the inspector or examiner a certificate showing the percentage of marks awarded as a result of the examination, and, where required by the consignor, the examiner shall send a duplicate of the certificates to the consignee.

‘(6) Where butter bearing the national mark is examined at the ports, samples shall be taken for analysis, and where such analysis shows that the butter contains over 16 per cent, moisture, or is otherwise adulterated, the necessary steps shall be taken to remove or obliterate the national mark, and notification to that fact shall be given to the consignor and consignee’.”

Question put, and negatived.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(ii.) Section 30 agreed to.

(iii.) Section 31.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Milroy):

“In sub-section (2), lines 52 to 54, to delete the words ‘in contravention of the terms of such licence or of any regulation made under this Act,’ and substitute therefor the word ‘fraudulently’.”

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Section agreed to.

(iv.) Section 32.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Milroy):

“In sub-section (1) to insert after the word ‘who,’ line 3, the word ‘knowingly’.”

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Section agreed to.

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‘(5) The exporter shall be entitled to receive from the inspector or examiner a certificate showing the percentage of marks awarded as a result of the examination, and, where required by the consignor, the examiner shall send a duplicate of the certificates to the consignee.

‘(6) Where butter bearing the national mark is examined at the ports, samples shall be taken for analysis, and where such analysis shows that the butter contains over 16 per cent. moisture, or is otherwise adulterated, the necessary steps shall be taken to remove or obliterate the national mark, and notification to that effect shall be given to the consignor and consignee.”’

Debate ensued.

4. The Minister for Lands and Agriculture moved:

“That the Committee do now adjourn until 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday.”

Question put, and agreed to.

The Committee adjourned, accordingly, at 2.5 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday.