COUPON TRADING SYSTEM
PROTEST IN SYDNEY By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, Wednesday. A deputation of traders waited on the Minister of Justice, Mr. J. R. Lee, and urged the Government to abolish the coupon system of trading, as being an unfair third party tax on trade, without any compensating service to the public, the coupon companies alone being gainers. It was stated that many traders were being compelled to give coupons to their customers, under pain of the transference of their custom to other traders. Many other strong arguments were presented against the system. The Minister promised an early and thorough investigation of the matter, and said the Government would not allow anything which unduly increased the price of living,—A. and N.Z..
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 280, 16 February 1928, Page 12
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122COUPON TRADING SYSTEM Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 280, 16 February 1928, Page 12
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