New Value in a Baby
'UNDER COMCLNWIQA'LTH SCHEME. Thus a topical writer in Sydney Sun: .—TJio determination of the Commonncalth Government to puv to for every baby born and i'ogisi..';i-d m Australia provides an opportunity for a new company, The Baby Supply and loan Co., Ltd. This company will nibtain proprietary rights over 100 or 2UO babies, and for a small charge, -say £2 10s or £3 per -baby, will bathe infant out to some customer for the purpose of registration. The customer will register the'tbaby, awl receive the bcnus of £5 ;'rom the Govemment. Immediately after the registration the infant is to be returned to t-hu company, and a special clause making the customer lrable for damages to th 8 property while in his tor her) possession will protect the companyl from loss. The company will undertake not to use one baby for moro than six registrations in any ouo week, this limitation being for humanitarian reasons only. liabies will be sent by carrier to any part of the city or suburbs without extra -charge. Country customers may obtain babies on application, to be packed in special crates, and provided with) warm milk during the railway journey. JS T o extra chargu will be made, except railway carriage. Babies sent to country districts must be returned within four days from ,the day oi despatch. The conipanv. guarantees dividends to shareholder-, until the Government - adopts the device of branding every infant, on its (ivst registration.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5962, 20 July 1912, Page 4
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245New Value in a Baby Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5962, 20 July 1912, Page 4
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