HAWKERS.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —Allow me, through the columns of your paper, to draw attention to a matter which, in my opinion, is detrimental to business in this town, namely the canvassing of residences with merchandise by hawkers of other towns. At a recent visit of the merry-go-round the Council charged a large sum of money for the right to stay here and trade, and rightly so, but the hawkers of other goods in our midst are allowed to canvas their wares for the modest sum of £l/1/- (license fee) with no rates, wages or overhead expenses to worry about. We often hear complaints that parents cannot procure positions for their boys and girls in our business houses, but while the above-mentioned is allowed to exist it will mean that our businessmen will.not be able to employ more hands. I would certainly like to see the Council move in this matter, as I consider the present license, fee is far too small.—l am, etc., "FAIRPLAY."
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Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17387, 27 March 1928, Page 4
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