FRUIT HAWKING.
. ' A NEW ELEMENT.
It is stated that Hindus are being imported from Bombay to sell fruit in the streets of Wellington—an importation which naturally is not welcomed by tlio white hawkers of Wellington. Hitherto tlio'vending of fruit in the streets has been exclusively in tlio hands of Europeans, which is rather remarkable, seeing that the Chinese have .such a big hold on the retail fruit trade here. Mr. Doyle states that lie was a little in doubt about issuing permits to Hindus (six) at first, but on looking up the by-law he found that there was nothing to prevent such a procedure. The | character of every applicant for a stand must be vouched for by two citizens, and this was complied with in the case of each of the Hindus. At present there are 22 street fruit hawkers' stands in the city, and the inspector has the names of 33 applicants for stand?. They are balloted for on April 1 of each year, and each successful applicant pays a license fee (for the yfrnr) of <£!.'
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 11 March 1913, Page 4
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177FRUIT HAWKING. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1695, 11 March 1913, Page 4
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