BOARD OF TRADE.

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1916, Page 3

BOARD OF TRADE.

SITTING !N ■.VUA:w\ ; *Kl

MEAT AND BREAD PRICL'S

Messrs W. G. McDonald (president) and.P. ilally. members o 1 " the Ne'.v Zealand Hoard of T;-a.'.le, 'i\ .Jompanie;; by Mr J. W. C. Collins (secretary) •arrived In Wh;nigarei this rnornin-; f:om Auckhui 1. A'o.ler member o! the Board, Mr J. R. Hart, was unab'i to make the journey on aoconit of . nervous illness izr w'n eh he is unJdr. going ele'tri'-al tn jtr cni. in pursuance of i*s inves igation--into the cost of living, the Bsard a:" ranged per teleinuu yesterday t meet deputations of the- Whanga:-? and-district b.ike;s an.l butchers i 2.30; and 3.30 respectively. If necessary; the Board will .continue the ses sion-to-night. In conformity with past procedun. adopted with a view to respecting tht financial confidences of witnesses, the Board sitting here, which is taking place in the Court-house, is being conducted strictly in camera. To-morrow the Board w ! ll journey via Tangiteroria to Dargaville, where an inquiry will be conducted on behalf of the Governir.ent regarding a proposal to stop the export of kalr katea (white pine), and to-morro* , night the Board will confer with th'o Dargaville Borough Council on various matters. Beyond the intrinsic research into actual living conditions, the Board's functions extend to an interest in the fostering of New Zealand trade, whether internal, import, or export, and it is therefore within the bounds cf probability that the Board personnel will join the Parliamentary party which is to tour northern districts in January next.