PRICE OF TOMATO SOUP
Sir, —Recently I have purchased Wree tins of the same brand of tomato soup at thre6 different shops. One shop charges Is Bd, another Is 4fd. and the last one Is 2d, all fbr the same sized tin. Are they allowed to charge what they like, or is there a fixed price?—Yours, CURIOUS. July 15, 1948. [“The maximum prices only are fixed by the Price Tribunal,” said the officer in charge of the tribunal (Mr A. B. McLachlan). “The approved price may be ascertained on application to this office.”]
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25551, 20 July 1948, Page 8
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