FISH PRICES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 91, 18 April 1941, Page 8

FISH PRICES.

RISE IN AUCKLAND. DECISION OF TRIBUNAL Arising out of (he reeent puhlie inquiry held in AuelJaud the I , rice Invostiiratiou 'J'l'iblltial has granted an increase ill the wholesale and retail prices of IMi. The new price* came into force from April 1 last, and are to operate for four months only, al the eonelusion of that period wh.'.le-alers and retailers required by the Tribunal to revert to present prices. The new prices tixed for farakihi and snapper are as follows: Creeil li-li, wholesale. :ijd a 11, : j;ille<l and gutted and fjilled. suited a n,| , μ-i led. wholesale ;;, ! d. retail .~m1; headed and "-ut te<l, wholesale .">d. retail Sd ; smoked snapper. wholesale "Ul, retail 10]tl; kijipcrs, whole-ale 1/1. retail 1/1; retail fillets. ordinary, wintrs on, 101 d; on and skinned. 1/; oil' ami skiiiued. 1/1.

Aceordinjr t<> the New Zealand Ilousewives, Association. | ln> presriit. retail pric<'< i,( lisli per 11> in Auckland arc as (he previous prices licinir jriveii ill liareiitliCM'S; Snapper and larakihi. •rilled, -utted and r-.-aled, .")l,| 111 (5,1) ; uuskiiincd lilli'i <, I l<l (11 111 i : ..kin 1 lillct,-. 1/ (lid); skinned and uin-vd lillets. 1/1 (l/l: steaks. KM (Htl), smoked, lli-d (Kltl); kippered tarakihi fillets, 1/4 ( l/:i).

The Tribunal's'inquiry ar< *h> from the recent dispute when li-herme.'i refused to sail from Auckland, elaiminjr that they did mil receive the ini-rcuse of |d a lb for snapper and larakihi granted by the Trihiiiial. The object, of the iui|iiiiv wii* u> a-ceilain ulielher the Mini granted to tlie li-iirrnicn eould be a b.-orbed in u hole or in pa r! b\ the wholesale ami retail M-etioii.- of tlie industry. The Tribunal winch coii-idercd Ihe (|U('~tioii eon-isted of .Mr. -hi-tico Hunter and .Mr. 11. L. Wise, of Wellington.