PRICE OF FOOD.
SIR JAMES PARR’S VIEW. GENEVA. Oct. 1. The Second Committee resumed its discussion on nutrition. Sir James Parr (New Zealand). declared that the most satisfactory way to attack the problem was along . the line of increasing purchasing power. New Zealand had restored wages to the predepression level while reducing hours. Food, however, was still too dear owing to inefficient distribution. Too many unnecessary middlemen were handling Dominion produce. For instance, New Zealand apples, costing 8d a pound in Europe, brought the grower only Id a pound. The .League’s valuable work on nutrition should not be used as an excuse for individual Governments delaying action. Tt was gratifying to find that a number of Governments had already realised their obligations.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 October 1936, Page 7
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122PRICE OF FOOD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 October 1936, Page 7
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