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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21645, 16 May 1932, Page 8

India these days is providing a profitable market for out of fashion American shoes and second-hand American clothes. Those Indians who wear cheap clothing, are not accustomed to wearing trousers, so few are sold there. But overcoats and vests .find a ready sale, A sudden change in American fashions gave to Indian women who had never before worn leather shoes the opportunity to do so. A large quantity of women’s hightop boots, rejected by those for whom they were manufactured because of the' changed stylo, were sent to India to be sold at wholesale at 8 cents a pair, retailing at about 25 cents. They are now being worn by Indians, who'remove the high heels and the “ hoot ” part of the upper leather, the wooden heels being used as fuel for cooking and the surplus leather made into cigarette cases and jewellery boxes. Both men’s and women’s overcoats are imported into Jndia. It is not uncommon to see an Indian labourer who earns the equivalent of 9d a day wearing a morning coat.