Jobs for 97 lost
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WELLINGTON. March 9 The closing of Devon Foot-; wear Company, of New Ply- ; mouth. as from Friday.; .March 19, was announced to- i ‘day by the statutorx man-; ,ager of Cornish Investments, ! Ltd (Mr R. W. Stannard). ! The company makes ; women’s and children's shoes i and employs 97, the majority I of xvhom are women. : The staff was advised of I the closing this morning. The ! Labour Department had been i notified earlier of the possii bilitv. 1 Mr Stannard said his deci- ; sion was made with great regret. and only after detailed consideration of every possibility that might enable viable trading operations. “Serious thought xvas given • to a short working week or, I alternatively, to substantially ! reducing staff numbers, but unforcunat.elv neither of these courses would provide J a realistic long-term solui non,” h® said.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34099, 11 March 1976, Page 12
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