“Not On The Quota”
Silence of the kind worse than a volume of abuse pervaded a tobacconist’s shop in Christchurch after an incident which left the proprietor and his assistant with very red faces. There were half a dozen people at the counter, all seeking cigarettes, and being politely told by the assistant that there were none. Then the proprietor, stacking packages , of some description round a high ledge, dropped one. It -split wide open on hitting the floor, and packets of cigarettes scattered everywhere. For a moment no one spoke, then a few people walked out. Others sought to buy cigarettes anew, only to be told they were “not on the quota” of that particular tobacconist.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 4, 12 March 1947, Page 8
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117“Not On The Quota” Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 4, 12 March 1947, Page 8
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