Crockery Shortage Causing Serious Concern
WELLINGTON, June 15. Serious concern is being expressed by restaurants, -hotels, hospitals and public institutions in Wellington over 'the acute shortage of heavy duty crockery. The rnatron of a large Wellington hospital said she was forced on account of a lack of plates and utensils to oonduet meals in sittings. An hotel manager said he was forced to serve odd plates and dishes. "The position is most anomalous," said a local importer. "Health Departmen-t inspectors are condemning crockery in use in restaurants and yet these restaurants are quite unable to obtain suitable ware."
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 June 1948, Page 5
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98Crockery Shortage Causing Serious Concern Chronicle (Levin), 15 June 1948, Page 5
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