RETAILERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Evening Star, Issue 11890, 19 May 1903, Page 6

RETAILERS’ ASSOCIATION.

THE FREE PURCHASE SYSTEM. A meeting of the retailers’ section of the Otago Employers’ Association was held this morning to consider the working of the cooperative free-purchase system, which has been introduced by some traders. There was a large attendance. The following resolutions were passed on the subject:— _ “ That this meeting of the retailers’ section of the Otago Employers’ Association express their strong disapprobation of the method adopted by some traders in issuing coupons in such a manner as to enable purchasers to obtain ‘one pound’s worth of goods for nothin as this system is open to many abuses and detrimental to fair trading. It is manifest that those who get goods for nothing nnder this system do so at the expense of their friends to whom the tickets are sold.”

“That the secretary write to the Right Hon. the Premier giving full particulars of the system, and state that the Association had been advised that it was not against the Trading Stamp Abolition and Discount Stamps Issue Act, 1900, and requesting him (if this was the case) to take steps to have the Act amended so as to prevent «neh a system of trading being carried on.” “That the secretary communicate with the retailers’ associations in other centres asking them to co-operate with this Association in endeavoring to put a stop to system.” r

It was also resolved that the thank the Press for exposing the imfai>n. w of the system.

It was unanimously resolved that the members of the Association should not wcognise Empire Day as a holiday. It was dec ded to recommend members oi the Association to observe the Prince ol Wales s Birthday as a holiday in future.