SHODDY FOOTWEAR.
WELLINGTON, January 21. “The soles of these boots consist of a thin layer of leather, and then cardboard, and as soon aa they get wet they fall to pieces. There is nothing to preveiA fiia making such shoddy footwear so long as he stamps them ‘Leather and cardboard,’ ” said the inspector of awards (Mr R. T. Bailey) in the Magistrate’s Court to-day,
when W. Corrona, a boot manufacturer, of Adelaide road, admitted exposing unstamped footwear for sale. Corrona’s explanation was that he was not aware that it was necessary for him to stamp the goods. Mr Bailey said that the defendant, who had been conducting the business since the death of his father, had been informed of the requirements of the Act on August, 24, 1926. Mr E. Page, S.M., imposed a fine of £l(\ the maximum penalty,
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Otago Witness, Issue 3802, 25 January 1927, Page 61
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