CHINESE FRUITERERS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14306, 18 March 1912, Page 9

CHINESE FRUITERERS.

TO- THE EDITOR Ot "THIS PRK3S." _ Sir, —I would liko to say a few words in support'of Mr Chinaman. The working classes have Leon grumbling about the high price of fruit und fish for soino time; along comes the Chinaman, aa ho has done in Wellington and Dunedin, to the- enormous benefit of tho public in those places. Well, there is a general outcry here, net by the housewife, but by tho fruiterer, who feels ho has to lose a trille of his enormous profits. Let mo relate an incident which occurred not so long ago. A friend of mino went into one of tho firuit shops in'tho town, and .asked them if they could .do with some poars, a sample of which ho produced, and lor which he was offered id per lb. They were selling the samo kind of pear at 4d and 6d per lb. I beg to say that if tho fruiterers have not made their fortunes at the trade," as Mr Munro says, well, it is not the fault of the public, but of the trade, who would sooner let the fruit rot than lower tho price.—Yours, eto., ONE FOE JOHN.