BAKERS' CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 9

BAKERS' CONFERENCE.

CASH COUPON SYSTEM, - ■ ' (ur !T«.6GitArii i -rftnss association.)' Chrlotohurch, February 10. At tlio Bakers' Conference Hie merits of : the.cash Coupon system w'cro discussed.- The delegates from Warigamii, Timaru, Hastings, Gisborno, Hawera,: arid Lyttelton gave their opinion unanimously in'favour of the system, which is ill operation in their, various districts. Their experience ; appeared to bo thatwhon tho Bystom iWas. first introduced a pertain; amount of trade , lost, but in time it all oame. back again. One difficulty they had to contend .with related to old ciistomors who might bo temporarily embarrasEod through unemployment. However; the difficulty was overcome :by the bakers in the various' districts supplying these'customers in' turn 'and roceiviug payment; when tho: stress 'was..-removed. It was:stated that the bakers! who did not adopt .the; cash coupon system, had had to complain that they were getting a.niimbor of!bad debts on theirdocks, -as the ''good. customers .preferred the bakers who had adopted the system, which secured 'certain! advantages to the boiißUmers. It' was found that-i the cash coupon sytem :ivas mbre.cconbmical for : customers, who were /also protected by it from ''.the. possibility of paying for more broad ! than.'.they - actually! reoeivod. The matter.was discussed, at spmo length by tho conference, and a resolution was.passed recoininending' the general' adoption of the cash coupon system. ■ (BT-TELEQEAPH—SFECUt COEREprOHDENT.I ■'. -•■' ' Christohurch, February, 10. ;.Thb resolution passed by the .Master Bakers' . Association; in conference recommending thb general j adoption 'throughout the Dominion, of, the •cash-eoupon, system of paymont for bread has created some interest locally; The .president of tho bonferenco (Mr. W.A. KelloWj of, Wellington),' gave a "Press" ro'•porter an'account of tho system.' ■! '.'-■' ; "I believe,".said;Mr. ; Kel!ow, "that there is not orie 'person' in a hundred in Wollirig.ton who, would'gb' back : to tlib'old' system,''and' I. think that: if, I- went; hack: to - credit I. would lose half! my..customers.-; -When the, .systemwas first.'introduce'd^there .was !some opposition-from-their .points'.'o.f view,. but ; : they won't,go.baok to the! old: Bystom" under any ciroum'stanobs;'. They; are' sure that they pay only for the bread thoy,receive, and,they .are proteoted from a; number of annoyances' Which:we areiaware:existed' under the .credit ■system. From the bakers' point of view, tlio business has never: been-on a sounder basis ill. Wellington previously,, arid'l believe that, ■it is - the. ;in other : places'• whore the"; cash coupon; system is in operation.",;' \ <.-■.,-.•.