PARCELS FOR TROOPS
IN NEW CALEDONIA
FAULTY PACKING
A number of people, in New Zealand are .still inadequately packing parcels of foodstuffs for the troops in the tropics, states a message from New Caledonia. " Cakes arc among the most acceptable gifts, yet no cake is of much use. to the recipient if either the address had been obliterated or the contents broken by faulty packing. Despite the most careful handling of parcel bags both in New Zealand and over there, cardboard wrappers have a habit of loosening, tearing or falling off, particularly if rain or dampness gels among the bags.' Postal authorities in the Pacific advocate' the sewing of calico or sacking around tins, with the address clearly printed on a white background. Cakes packed and ad-
dressed in this way are received in the best condition. In the tropics, too, the sealing of tin lids with adhesive laps is advocated, l'or if lids are left unsealed ants may ruin the contents of. the tins before the soldiers have their share.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 5, 10 September 1943, Page 2
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171PARCELS FOR TROOPS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 5, 10 September 1943, Page 2
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