WAR PRICES.
BOARD OF TRADE REPORT. BETTER -WAGES URGED. (Australian aad X-Z- Cable Association.) ro_vDO_C, Otiober _- The report shows that prices havij ncreased by 65 cent, since the oirtireak of war. It urges employers and lublic bodies to increase substantially ihe wages in the lower-paid grades. The :ommittee also recommends that local luthorities should establish maternity :e__tres, baby dinics, and child nurseries, iupply dinners to expectant and nursing nothers, and provide n_iDc for children m-.r fiveThe majority of the members favour State control of supplies and prices of lome-grown primary foodstuffs. 7 The newspapers have given prominence :o the report. They urge immediate action by the Government-
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 2 October 1916, Page 5
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107WAR PRICES. Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 2 October 1916, Page 5
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