SURPLUS ARMY STORES
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LONDON. December 3. The man who organised supply stores and equipment for the Eighth Army. Sir Wilfred Lindsell. is now busy' on the job making services’ surplus goods flow as swiftly as possible in the other direction —from the Armv back to manufacturers, who made goods for disposal through wholesalers and retailers to the public. Sir Wilfred Lindell said that Britain had decided on this system of redistribution in order to prevent the development of market corners which exploited sales of surplus military stores after the first World War. He said he aimed at clearing, by the end of 1946. 150.000.000 square feet of factory space at present filled with surplus goods.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23375, 5 December 1945, Page 6
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118SURPLUS ARMY STORES Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23375, 5 December 1945, Page 6
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