PRICE INCREASES..

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 144, 21 June 1939, Page 15

PRICE INCREASES..

INVESTIGATION TRIBUNAL , .

MORE FIXTpRK.S ANSTOUNCrfef).

(By Telegraph.—Press AesocletJo n/)

WELLTXOTON-. Tuesfla.v.

Fixtures made by the Price Tn> estimation Tribunal for the hold'hi" o f judicial inquiries into the price t< of a number of commodities? were an pounced to-ni?ht by the Minister of Tnrljmtries and Commerce, the TTon. D. (I. SrtlliTan An inquiry into the prices of Australian bran ami pollard is to commence' on June 27 and tliat into laundry prices tajt Auckland on June 28. ' The following tentative dateri of further sittings of the tribunal Wave also been arranged:—June 30. inrpj i ry into prices of oatmeal; Jnly 4, in tyiiry into prfeee of sugar; July 7, inquiry into prices of galvanised, hollowar e.; July 11. inquiry into prices of tinne. J fi«h. All them Mttinp are to be hejd In Wellington and this will be the crise with the majority of the tribunals inquiries. although if connidered esse uitial for the purpose of obtaining evidence in connection with any sittings will be held elsewhe re , . '•Where inquiries an of a< purely local nature the tribunal will for the commencing dates of sittings to be advertised in local pape fs, and where inquiries are of Dominio /*-wide interest the dates of the sit tings -win be advertised in papers in j -the four chief centres," «aid Mr. Sulliv/iarn. "This procedure will give persriuis affected an opportunity either of! submitting a written statement to the tribunal or appearing before the and pivinjr oral evidence. In parties directly concerned in j any particular inquiry will be notified/'in writing by the tribunal eo as to gi\ is tnem a reaeonabfe opportunity of p ireparinj? their submieeions and of ar fanging to attend before the tribunal ( ftther personally or by a representative. All oral evidence will be required by / tbe tribunal to be given on oath ani witnesses ehoukl attend and give t Aeir evidence orally, but where that i t impossible the tribunal will give due consideration to statements in wrii Ing furtiished to it." Mr. Sullivan ea id that in addition to these judicial in< fuiries other inquiries of a lea* formal covering a wide range of conunoA'kfirn, were also in hand.