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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1946, Page 8

Grocers’ Profit on Bread. The opinion that the P 1 ’ on bread was satisfactory, and that they did not require a larger profit as it would probably result in the raising of the price to the consumer was unanimously arrived at by membeis representing 131 grocery shops w io attended a meeting of. the Wellington Chain Grocery Stores Association. Members, realising that bieacl was a staple commodity, and tna they were in business for the ben eft of the public, desired it to oe made known that they would continue to serve the public and stock and sell bread at the same margin of pioflt as at present.—(P.A.)

Subsidy on Eggs* , <■ i i n An additional subsidy of Id a dozen on all eggs passing thi - ficial egg floors in the Sout h price area has been granted i 1 - try producers by the Economic Stabilisation Commission. This decision follows representations by t _ - Zealand Poultry Board for an immediate increase in egg P rice JL,? L South Island. The present Goveinment subsidy is 3d a dozen, ing to information received f • • Stabilisation Commission by the chairman of the Poultr J,^? a .,„] Lu ’■ J. W. McGl inchy) the additional subsidy operates from f c fhp will continue until the results of the cost survey which is w hich out are known. The is to be administered by the Marketing Division, does not I 1 - , the northern portion of the South] Island—Nelson _ and Blenheirm , which comes within the W~ g