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Evening Star, Issue 22618, 9 April 1937, Page 16

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MILK COUNCIL INCREASES PRICES. In response to an appeal by the farmers the Auckland Milk Council decided to-day to increase the wholesale price of milk to lid per gallon during the winter months. The retail price of milk remains unchanged, but there will be a slight increase in the retail price of cream.—Press Association. [A previous message b.n Tuesday said that an ultimatum was to be delivered to the council, and that if not satisfied the dairymen would i stop' town supplies.] THE DIVINE WIND. ATHENS, April B.—The Japanese plane Divine Wind, op arrival here, had covered 8,20.0 miles out of the 10,000 miles from Tokio to London in 71h Bmin. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. The Board of Directors to-day elected Mr A. T. Donnelly chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr John Dowgray, of Granity, the newly-appointed Government director, was present at the meeting. It was decided to pay a bonus of per cent, to the staff, and a final dividend of Is a share will be paid ordinary shareholders for the last half-year, making the distribution the same as the previous year. —Wellington Press Association .