Thursday Flashback

Construction is underway on a two and a half acre site underneath the Cliff footbridge by the Marine Aquarium Company.

The Company invested the colossal sum of £110,000 in a gigantic underground labyrinth. From start to official opening on Whit Monday haricot beans.

Inspector Thompson spoke as to interviewing defendant on July 13th, the latter stating that beans such as the special constable got were then being sold at 7d. They were Rangoon beans, not haricot beans. The only haricot beans he had were these he had received as a sample. Witness asked if defendant disputed that Rangoon beans came under the heading of haricot beans in the trade catalogues.

He replied that they were not guaranteed trade catalogues; the people made them themselves.

By the Chief Constable: Witness gathered defendant’s contention was that there was some difference between Rangoon and haricot beans. He said Rangoon beans were of inferior quality and not so good. Witness asked: “Why sell them at a greater price?” and defendant said he thought they sold at 8d during July. He bought them before the Food 1877, the work took three years to complete. Photo reproduced courtesy of the Max Payne collection. Reprints can be ordered with proceeds going to local charities. Telephone 0330 1230203 and quote reference number YRN171007-090006050. Controller took them over.

The Chairman regretted defendant was not present. He seemed to have mentioned two defences, viz, that they were not haricot beans and that he thought the price was 8d until the end of July.

The inspector thought the defence was that defendant thought the beans were not scheduled.

The Chief Constable said that he had, of course, to protect the public from being charged excessive prices, but the main point was that he wished to prove that that class of beans came under “haricot beans.” He pointed out that a similar difficulty might be anticipated respecting butter beans, and he produced a notice that Japanese and other butter beans were to be considered as butter beans. The chairman said the bench were satisfied the beans concerned were haricot beans for the purposes of the order, and that a case had been made out.

The chairman said the offence was committed only a few days after the order came into force. Still, it was the busi- ness of those who sold those things to make themselves familiar with the orders.

He hoped there would be no other cases or they would have to be dealt with more severely. Under the circumstances the fine was for 5s.