Butcher's Shop Closed
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The butchery of A. E. Preston, Ltd-, Willis Street, Wellington, will be closed from next Monday by order of the Food Control Office, it being alleged that its sale of meat has exceeded the value of the coupons taken. The shop is situated in one of the busiest areas of the city. How long it would be closed could not be ascertained yesterday, but an official of the Food Control Office stated that it would be “a matter of weeks."
The closing down of the shop was the fault of the rationing system, and was due to an attempt to meet the needs of the public, said Mr A. E. Preston, junr. IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK At rush times it was impossible for assistants to make a check to see if the right value of coupons was being handed across for meat. Some customers were reluctant to give any coupons, while others did not give the proper number. He did not wish to blame the assistants or customers for a condition arising that was quite natural under the circumstances, added Mr Preston.
To attempt to make a proper check of coupons that were handed in could not be done during the present shortage of labour without slowing down business to an almost hopeless degree.
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Northern Advocate, 13 June 1947, Page 6
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