A SCALE RECOMMENDED.
Th e Board rec amends that i'.ie retail price of butter should not be ollowod tv rise indefinitely, and should be in the vicinity of 1/7 per lb throughout New Zealand, for the following reasons:— (a) In October, 1014, it was 1/3, and in 191") l/~), thes e prices being higli in comparison with those of the previous summer. (b) An increase of 2d per lb as compared with the previous summer was ample to compensate for the increases:" •': -st of production. v:) If 1/7 were exceeded, difficu!..es would arise in connection with (.he domestic milk supply, in connection with which, on the grounds of public health, economy due to prices was not desirable. (d) The price fixed in the Commonwealth was 1/6. (c) If butter were retailed at 1/7, grocers would be satisfied with the present distributing charges. (f) Medical men had informed the Board that butter was an absolute necessity in the home, and that many children were not receiving quantities requisite for their proper physical development.
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Northern Advocate, 13 October 1916, Page 4
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172A SCALE RECOMMENDED. Northern Advocate, 13 October 1916, Page 4
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