THIRD EDITION PROTESTS CONTINUE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17433, 4 December 1930, Page 13

THIRD EDITION PROTESTS CONTINUE

THE COUPON SYSTEM Minister sympathetic (Per Press Association.) * 4 \yE|XISpTON, this clay. Another protest against' the issue of coupons and certificates for prizes was made to the Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle to-,thiy by'representative* of tlie Associated Chambers of Commerce., the Dominion Grocers’ Association, the Watchmakers and Jewellers’ Association, the Employers’ Federation, the Wholesale Wat'ejiimses’ Association, the Wellington ’Retailers’ Association, and otlier commercial associations. A sympathetic reply was given by the Minister, wfid prtnflised 'to place the whole matter before Cabinet immediately. He said he realised the seriousness of the position. If it was at all possible the matter would bo dealt with by Order-in-Council, but if that was not possible, they would have to wait till next session. According to the Crown Law Office- the prseent Act was worth less. It seemed to him that universal coupons were particularly dangerous to business. A ’ voice: So are tobacco coupons. Mr.-; F. Campbell: I know that the tobacco people are tired of it. ■’"MSither member of the deputation said Messrs. H. and 0. Wills’ directors were opposed to the system. In the case of one brand of cigarettes which did not issue certificates the effect had been disastrous; He quoted one large firm which had previously sold 50,000 of this brand in a- fortnight, but which now sold only 1300. Mr! ’Perrelle ‘said they would realise that it might take some little time to put the regulations into force. They would have to give people an opportunity of redeeming their coupons.' 'hut the matter would'fta placed under consideration immediately.