RELIEF IN SIGHT
RELEASE OF STORES PROMISED (P.A.) WELLINGTON,-NoV. 14. Urgently-required relief for the shirt shortage is expected to be provided by the release, of huge Army, Navy, and Air Force stores at present held by the War Assets Realisation Board pending negotiations for their: disposal: Some hundreds of thousands of new garments and a heavy supply of reconditioned ortes are expected ,to be made available. ' The chief items are Shirts and underwear. The disposal of battledress, greatcoats, etc., is also. under consid-ei-taion. Trade quarters believe that tens of thousands of shirts, when released, will help to relievo the shirt shortage. ; Brigadier Avery, general manager of the War Assets Realisation Board, eaid that there was a very substantial quantity of service clothing . involved. It Was, of course, of service type, and by lio means all would be suitable for the man about town. 1 ‘
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19461115.2.111.2
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 25950, 15 November 1946, Page 9
Word Count
144RELIEF IN SIGHT Evening Star, Issue 25950, 15 November 1946, Page 9
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in