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SMALL ORDERS FOR
BREAD ARE MET
Carters had no right to refuse
to deliver bread because the
order was small, and was requir-
ed only three times a week, Can-
berra bakers said last night.
They were commenting on an
assertion that a carter refused
to sell bread to two old-age pen-
sioners who normally bought half
a loaf every second day for cash.
The couple alleged that they
went to the cart, "desperately in
need of bread, only to be refused,
with abuse, for daring to offer
money for half a loaf."
They said that they had been
dealing from one baker for 12
years before the incident. They
could not afford to catch a bus
to the bakery or to run an
account.
The three main bakers in Can-
berra said that they had many
small customers on their runs,
but bread was always delivered
to their requirements.
Mr. G. G. Meyer, of Meyer and
Sons, said that such customers
saved on bread costs by ordering
every second day. It also assist-
ed carters.
Mr. J. Grant, proprietor of
Bakers' Distributors Ltd., said
that only in cases of extreme
shortage would a carter refuse
to make a sale from the cart to
other than a regular customer.
He added that during the rec-
ent holidays, carters had had to
watch supplies closely because
they did not know how much
would be required by regular
customers.
He knew of no regular cus-
tomer who did not obtain bread.
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