A Dunedin man who had a fish and chips stand at the Centennial Exhibition says New Zealanders deserve then reputation for having hearty appetites. On the closing day. he states that ie disposed of three tons of potatoes for chips, and 20001 b. nearly a ton. of hsti. Twelve assistants were kept working at. pressure, but even so . they c ° u not copo with the demand, and, a times, when the rush became too grea.. calls were made for an auction aild parcels of the eatables were sold to the highest bidder.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 July 1940, Page 4
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