A Trade Secret. "The manufacture of crumpets is a skilled job and the quality depends on the method used in making them," said a crumpet-maker who sought postponement of territorial) service un'til October 1 for his son before the Auckland Area Manpower Committee. The reservist's father said the season for the manufacture of crumpets extended only over t.he winter months. "To take anybody else into the business would mean revealing the process of manufacture according to our methods," said witness. Tf his son was taken *vwti,y !i;s profits would be halved. He refused to teach another man to make ci limpets, as he confined that knowledge to a member of his fanr'jsy. The chairman: What is involved >.n the manufacture of crumpe ! ts? Witness: I wouldn't be inclined to dtfvulge what is a trade secret. Decision was reserved-
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 136, 1 August 1941, Page 8
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