In these circumstances it is not surprising that fears are being entertained that a number of small retailers, including the owners of returned soldiers’ stands in the. streets of the city, will be forced out of business. Already it is stated that many of the wholesale houses are experiencing, difficulty in collecting their accounts. Some time ago when the tobacco war was carried out on 4. smaller scale, the wholesale houses came to the assistance of the individual retailer and fixed the retail price. This was effective for only a brief time, when doubts arose as to its legality. Now everybody is being given a free hand, with the consequences here recorded.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 23
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