MILK COSTS IN CITY
REQUESTS FOR REDUCTION. QUESTIONS FOR, COUNCIL. by Celegiupn -Cress Association.» AUCKLAND, April 27. The Auckland Milk Council to-day considered a, letter from the Hospital Board, which recently* was; notified, that the price of its milk would be raised from 7d to 14d per gallon. The board asked for a reduction on account of the large consumption, and said that it was considering seriously the advisability of providing its own supply. The chairman of the council said the price fixed by the council was only a id more than the board had been paying before the milk war began. The board had had the benefit of arU extremely low contract price, due to the price cutting. He considered the request for a concession on account of the. quantity* used was reasonable.
Another member said that the board, might easily find that taken over a whole year its milk would cost Is 6d. It was decided to consider the letter when the council is fixing prices. The same course was taken with eleven separate protests, chiefly from -school committees. Members pointed out that those protesting knew little or nothing of the cost of production. They characterised the allegation that high, prices had reduced consumption by 10 per cent as nonsense.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 28 April 1934, Page 5
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