Closing Avenues for Disposing of Goods
DISCUSSION BY RETAILERS. CHECK ON SALES TO PAWNBROKERS’ SHOPS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The annual conference of the New Zealand Federation of Drapers, Clothiers and Boot Retailers, which has been meeting in Wellington, has now concluded. Avenues, for the disposal of stolen goods were the subject of some discussion, following on complaints from shopkeepers who had suffered at the hands of shoplifters. The proposal that legislation be designed to make the disposal of stolen property more difficult be introduced was considered. One proposal was that pawnbrokers should be required to retain new goods for six weeks before selling them. Another suggestion was that a chock on fictitious names and addresses should be afforded by requiring the; pawnbrokers to pay for new goods by posted cheques. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mr. D. S. Patrick; vice-president, Mr. J. H. F. Hamel; council, Messrs. T. Clark and H. Ives (boot retailers), A. Cutt and H. Hurst (South Island), A. Houston and J. Perry, (North Island)'.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7170, 18 March 1930, Page 7
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174Closing Avenues for Disposing of Goods Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7170, 18 March 1930, Page 7
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