BACK TO BARTER

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1932, Page 5

BACK TO BARTER

AN AUCKLAND SCHEME

JO: HELP UNEMPLOYED

**One : Black • Orpington' cockerel in exchange for potatoes";"sis 'dozen first-class lemons in. exchange for- eggs or potatoes"; "Mr. ——wants 12 ..gauge cartridges and guarantees ratibits1 for us (the unemployed)"; "haircut—all members who want theif hair cut; call at ." These .And., placards are appearing in the^vinflow of a small shop in; New Lynn,-says the "Auckland Star." * The Bey. W. TP. Bankin has instituted a depot where* goods of various kinds, victuals and clothing may be exchanged for others. The system is one of barter, where goods are given for goods of a more or less equal value. The notice in. the window proclaims the shop to be the "!New Lynn Unemployed Exchange Dp pot."

The scheme is Mr. Kankin's. Anyone belonging to^the New Lynn Unemployed Association may inform. Mr. Bankin that he is in need of certain commodities, and that he is -willing to exchange other, goods for them. 3Tor instance, one man has lemons to spare and needs potatoes. So he put in the placard given above. • Mr. Bankin states that success has attended the formation. of the depot. He hoped that other unemployed associations -would follow the lead.

Last winter, Mr. Kankin, said, he bad .inaugurated a scheme of football matches, concerts, and games, the proceeds from which helped to provide clothing, which he was able to buy at wholesale rates. A, pair of boots had cost, say, 16s. Of that a worker had been able to pay half. The other half had come from the. fund. That scheme also was successful. ■...-■.