TRADING COUPONS
AUCKLAND PROSECUTION (By Teießraph—Press Association.) " ■ AUCKLAND, September 18. An. unusual prosecution for a breach of. the .Trading Coupons Act,, 1931, was preferred in the Magistrate's Court |-when Arnold E,H. .Harrison (Mr. Martelli) pleaded guilty to a charge, of redeeming coupons otherwise than for \ Mr.." R. Meredith,"; who prosecuted, said the defendant, was the Auckland representative of an Australian firm of pattern distributors .which issued, a publication with coupons offering a free pattern on presentation to the distributor. '- "It was not a bad offence. T.he prosecution was brought to give the : matter publicity. The practice was. cutting into legitimate trading. The publication was a fashion catalogue, said Mr.. Martelli. The, first publication contained coupons redeemable in Victoria, the second "coupons redeemable by the agent "in Auckland, but in the third issue the coupon system was dropped altogether.. The defendant was an innocent party to the .offence. It was ..the universal custom ; 'among fashion journals. ' . ■,- A fine of £1 and costs was imposed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 70, 19 September 1936, Page 13
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163TRADING COUPONS Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 70, 19 September 1936, Page 13
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