Gift Parcel Losses Due To Poor Packing
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VV JdjljijLiNUTViN, IVJLarcJl I-'U. Complaints mado to New Zealami House, London, about iteuis niissing frorn gift food parccls from New Zea land have been referr-ed to Ihe Cliin. Bost Office, "London, according to eabkn advice r^eeived by the Prime Miuister' Department from the Iligh Commission er. "We have lieen informed tliat thi most careful investigations leave n«. reasonable doubt that only a very sinai percentage of the losses reported are due to theft, " said the High Commis sioner. "The great majoritv of losses of pari or whole parcels are due to -poor' pack ing and the consequcnt bursting opei. of packages. When tliis occurs it n frequcntly imposs'ible to associati ioose articlcs with the parcel to whicf. they belong, althougn everv el'l'orL i.made to do so. We are informed Hui' in spite of all precautions ihe number of articles found loose is very great, and the Post Otiice is alwavs anxious to ro store these t-o their proper owncrs. " ' The cablegrani adds that if parcels are securely packed a great deal of un uecessafy work will be saved, and the postal authorities in London and the recipients are more iikely to receive their parcels intact.
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 March 1948, Page 7
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205Gift Parcel Losses Due To Poor Packing Chronicle (Levin), 25 March 1948, Page 7
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