LOST COUPON ROOKS
OBLIGATION OF FINDERS
PENALTIES FOR NON-RETURN
New Plymouth, June 16
People finding ration coupon books must return them immediately to the district rationing officer, stated Mr Y. Duff, secretary of the New Plymouth Drapers and Allied Trades’ Association. He added that already a surprising number of people had mislaid their coupon books and had- been rushing anxiously to shops they had visited to see if they had left them there. They would most likely save themselves a great amount of time and worry if they inquired first to the rationing officer at the post office. The National Emergency Regulations provide that any ration books found must be placed immediately in the care of the local ratoning authorities. It is an offence for anyone to retain a ration book not belonging to him and attempt to use it for his own purposes. The penalty, for retaining possession of someone else’s book is three months’ imprisonment, or a fine not exceeding £IOO, with an additional fine of £lO for each day further the book is withheld.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXX, Issue 13669, 17 June 1942, Page 2
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