INFERIOR BOXES.
“FINED FOR COMPULSORY USE.” BUTTER CONTAINER COMPLAINT. “We have to pay a fine of 3d on each of the boxes we are compelled to use." said Mr L. E. Mann, chairman of tiie Stratford Dairy Company, at the annual meeting when protesting against the enforced acceptance recently of a large supply or butter boxes from Uic makers, acting under Government control Instructions. The fine of 3d. a box was instituted, he said, to discourage the use of inferior boxes when standard containers were available. Now the Government had issued instructions that only the inferior type could be used in view of the shortage of limber, but it had not removed the fine on the boxes that had the monopoly. Mr M. G. Trotter: “What becomes of the accumulated amount of the fines?” Mr Hann : “Ask yourself." With references to the delivery of boxes by the makers under Government instructions, without the authority of the company, Mr Hann said advice had been received from the Government controlling nuthortv that the directions had been given. A reply had therefore been spnt disclaiming all responsibility should the boxes be attacked by mould
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20268, 10 August 1937, Page 10
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191INFERIOR BOXES. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20268, 10 August 1937, Page 10
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