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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 19 June 1941, Page 4

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1 Trice Fixing The setting up of the Price Tribunal ! as a Government Department in New j Zealand is referred to in the annual 1 report presented at the annual meet- :; ing of the Wellington Employers’ As- , sociation last night. It is stated that ’ valuable work and assistance had been ■ j rendered by the association in the mak- : ' ing of representations to the Price Tri- < [ bunal, and, in some respects, with good j . results. “It is felt, however, generally | speaking,” proceeds the report, “that ! 1 it is difficult to obtain from the Tri- j i bunal what may be deemed to . be equitable adjustments, owing . to the fact that the Tribunal ; has. in some cases, adopted the j attitude that prices should not be in- | 1 creased to the general public. On the | • other hand, it has not been found to be the wish of the employers concerned and for whom representations have 1 been made, that they should be pers mitted to profiteer or charge unnecessarily high prices for the goods which they are selling. At the same time it is considered that the business section of the community is deserving of as ' much consideration as any other sec- . tion of the community.” Strawberry Growing i Full advantage of the dry conditions [ last month and the beneficial rains over ( recent weeks has been taken by the commercial strawberry growers in the 1 Auckland district and planting opera- : tions are said to be well advanced (says • the “N.Z. Herald”). In some localities, , it was stated, planting was almost ' completed, and the season for setting ‘ out areas is expected to finish at an f earlier date this year. Congenial cont ditions at this stage have a great influence on the crop, which commences to be harvested in the middle of October. The plantings this year are said l to number about 1,750,000, covering l about 75 acres. This is approximately the same as last year, but is only slight- ‘ ly more than half the area under cul- : tivation several years ago. Myth Exploded "As yet the world knows little of the amazing performances m Greece of one ■ of the finest formations in the Middle r East,” declares a military observer i when writing of the 2nd New Zealand Division in the “Egyptian Gazette” of ; for all the myth of German racial supr eriority and proved to themselves and | tc the world that democracy breeds men with tough physical qualities, in--1 itiative, and mental alertness. The i writer pays a high tribute to the deeds • of a “veteran New Zealand infantry . brigade in which many Southland soldiers are serving. [ Medical Scheme Criticised “I think it can be said that the Government has ‘sold the public a pup,’ ” ' said Mr R. D. Brown, at last meeting of i the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, ; after the president of the B.M.A. (Dr . H M. Wilson) had spoken of the medical benefits scheme (reports the “Daily Mail”). “They offered something that they did not have to sell. One feels strongly on the actions of anyone who acts in a manner detrimental to the war effort,” said Mr Brown. “I don’t think it can be said that anybody in New Zealand is doing better and more patriotic work than the doctors.” (Applause.) Many doctors were serving with the armed forces, and the attempt by the Minister of Health (the Hon. A. H Nordmeyer) to take advantage of the shortage of medical men certainly was not helping the war effort, the speaker stated. The B.M.A. did not make ef- ; fective use of propaganda, but it was not too late to give the public full details of what had happened. An indication that this year the National Party WGUId oppose any effort to regiment the doctors was given by Mr H. W. Dowling, of the Napier Chamber of Commerce. The party would suggest bringing down a scheme such as would be approved by the doctors.