DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1947, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

DUNEDIN OYSTER PRICES

DUNEDIN, March 20.

Dunedin fish retailers have been granted permission by the Price Tribunal to charge 6id a dozen in shell and 9id shelled for oysters. On Tuesday, retailers had decided that until it was legal for them to charge 7d a dozen shelled they would not handle oysters. Oysters have been on sale in Dunedin at the higher rate since February 18, but the Price Tribunal decided that until negotiations for these increased prices had been completed higher rates should not be charged, and last week* instituted proceedings against the Dunedin retailers. BAKERS’ AND PASTRYCOOKS’ CONFERENCE DUNEDIN, March 20. Speaking at the opening of the conference of the New Zealand 1- ederation of Bakers and Pastrycooks in Dunedin, Mr F. W. Cresswell, the president, said: ‘We do not expect the protection afforded our industry during the war years, hut if we aie to continue to sell bread at the lowest possible price it is obvious . that some system of zoned deliveries is essential, as we cannot return to the pre-war methods and continue to sell bread at 1936 prices on 1947 costs.” AUCKLAND BREAD FAMINE. AUCKLAND, March 20. Auckland faces a bread famine at Easter because the bread carters decided at a meeting to decline representations from the Auckland Master Bakers to deliver bread on Easter Saturday. With no Saturday delivery it is useless for the bakers to proceed with their plans for bakingon Good Friday night. Thursday is already a non-baking night and it will not be possible to produce sufficient on Wednesday night to meet the demand until the next baking on Easter Monday night. No bread will be delivered between Thursday and Tuesday.