FOOD HOARDING

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1939, Page 8

FOOD HOARDING

ACTION IN CHRISTCHURCH.

(Per Press Association —Copyright.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 7. Food hoarders who have been buying groceries well in excess of their norma) requirements, have led city grocers to adopt'protective' restrictions. In futuie they will sell only 41b of sugar, lib of tea and 71b of flour and to avoid multiple purchases at different shops many stores will, serve only their regular customers. To counter requests for 251bs or 501bs bags of flour they will in fii.ure buy 'iiM'OOlb sacks, and repack in 71b containers. Not only for other customers, but for the grocers themselves, the position is made difficult by excess

purchases. Under control regulations shops are only allowed to purchase

■wholesale their normal requirements and the rush has seriously'depleted the current stocks. One city grocer told a reporter this morning that his business this week had been about double normal. The main requirements by some customers were sugar, tea and flour and big orders were being put in for tinned fish and fruits. Shop attendants who attempted fb : restrain customers were bullied: Into accepting orders. He declared ho had pointed out that hoarding was both unnecessary and unfair to other. | customers, who bought normally and > the irade was forced to make restrictions.