HOUSE OF COMMONS
HIRE PURCHASE REFORMS
[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.]
RUGBY, December-10. \ ‘ Three private members’ bills were .7.’ read a second time, without opposition - in the Commons, and the blessing of the Goyernment spokesman. ••
The most important, which was in-. . troduced by Miss Ellen> Wilkinson, deals with the abuses of the system of- . hire purchase. Miss Wilkinson made it :
clear the Bill was not , aimed against hire purchase, but only the' unscrupulous exploitations of the system which . ■ became a grave social evil.; She stated. : ' that various trade interests had cooperated in framing the proposals, < The Bill deals with agreements involving up to £5O for one article or £lOO in any other case, and provides
that such agreements must contain a statement of the cash price as well as the hire purchase price. \ Another of the Bills, would give. power to local authorities to 'close < streets at certain hours, for use as | 7 children’s playgrounds, in congested districts.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1937, Page 7
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