A NEGLECTED SCHEME.
SENDING FRUIT BY POST. [Per Press Association. ] Wellington, May 7. The scheme in force since January Ist, 1913, under which fruit may be obtained by the consumer direct from the producer through the medium of the pOst office, is not being availed of to the extent “anticipated. It is thought that the public are not aware of the advantages of the scheme. Under the system an order coupon is supplied by the Department on payment of a fee of 2d, which covers postage to the destinatioa.. The coupon is filled in with the requisite particulars, and addressed by the purchaser. It is then handed in at a post office, together with an amount covering the price of the fruit as Udvised by the vendor, charges due for transit and delivery, and ordinary commission on postal notes. The fruit is subsequently consigned to the purchaser by the vendor through the Railway Department.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 15, 8 May 1914, Page 5
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154A NEGLECTED SCHEME. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 15, 8 May 1914, Page 5
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