N.Z. PARCELS SENT TO BRITAIN ARE NOT TRUE TO LABEL—MR. JORDAN

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 October 1947, Page 6

N.Z. PARCELS SENT TO BRITAIN ARE NOT TRUE TO LABEL—MR. JORDAN

(Special N.Z.P.A. Correspondent) Recd. 6 p.m. London, Oct. 1 Criticism of the packing of NewZealand food parcels by firms in the Dominion has been referred unofficially to the New Zealand High Commissioner in London (Mr. Jordan).

The comment is made that many parcels sometimes do not contain goods as listed on the labels. “I examined some of the parcels as a result of these criticisms ” said Mr. Jordan, “and there is no doubt that some firms, and one Auckland firm in particular, are not including in the parcels goods as labelled. For instance, I have seen labels merely marked honey/ meat, fish and cheese and giving no price. They don’t contain cheese and evidently whole toheroas are regarded as fish. Many people in England don’t know how to cook or use toheroas and so cannot make use of them.

“I have also seen labels indicating that dripping to the value of 1/3 is in a parcel, but inside there has only been a half-pound tin. “I think the position might be watched since many New Zealanders are paying for gift parcels and apparently the people they are intended for are not receiving the goods which the buyers evidently are assured will be put in the parcels. “I would like to emphasise that there is no complaint from people who receive the parcels. are deeply grateful for them.”