A proposal that, in view of the cutting off of supplies of wrapping paper from Scandinavia and the lack of facilities in New Zealand to replace them to any extent, housewives should carry goods home in baskets wherever possible was made by Mr. Gainor Jackson in a letter to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. This practice had prevailed in the last war and was once again in operation in Britain. A recent shortage of tin had also affected supplies of solder, but this could be obtained from old joints and not wasted as at present.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 13
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95Untitled Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 187, 4 May 1940, Page 13
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