STOP PRESS

Evening Star, Issue 23292, 14 June 1939, Page 16

STOP PRESS

PRICE INVESTIGATION TRIBUNAL. . The Hon. D. G. Sullivan announced to-day that the Price Investigation Tribunal was making arrangements to hold judicial inquiries at an early date into the price of sugar, oatmeal, and Australian brail and pollard, and also into the Auckland laundry prices. The Minister said there had been a considerable amount of organising work incidental to the setting-up and establishment of the tribunal. Effective operation of the Tribunal had to be worked out. This preliminary work had now been completed,. and the public could he assured that every effort would he made to keep an effective check on nmvarnjcited price rises.—Wellington Press ‘Association.

THE FORTY-HOUR WEEK

“ The 40-hour week will not go,” •said Mr Savage in. an interview in

the Press. He was commenting on the statement of Mr M. G. M’Caul, of Wellington, that. “ if we wish to save our standard of living we must sacrifice the 40-hour -week,” ’ which statement was made at the annual dinner of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce, which Mr M’Caul! addressed on behalf of the Associated Chambers. Mr Savage said lie considered New Zealand one of the most richly-endowed countries in the world, and in spite of what Mr M'Caul had to say the 40-hour week would not go.—Wellington Press Association. STOCK EXCHANGE. Sale reported this afternoon:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 67s 6d (2)