DELIVERY OF BREAD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 16 November 1945, Page 4

DELIVERY OF BREAD

-*► —— RESUMPTION OF SERVICE * MINISTER’S STATEMENT ON , POSITION Wellington, This Day. Every endeavour was being made to induce bakers to restore to the public both a delivery service and a choice of product, states a letter sent by the Minister of Mr Sullivan, to Mr Carr. M.P. for Timaru. The letter was in reply to a representation made by Mr Carr as a result of complaints received by him concerning the failure of bakers to reinstate bread deliveries, Mr Sullivan pointed out that recently the zoning regulations had been revqked so that there was now no official bar to bakers reinstating deliveries. However, up to the present they had been reluctant to do so, stating tfir. it was because of the shortage of tyres and motor-vans in particular. Inquiries in official quarters yesterday showed that it is well known that bakers were working to a “gentlemen’s agreement” not to break up the zoning of deliveries or to resume delivery to households. It was understood. however, that in some towns in tho North Island some bakers had reinstated their deliveries, and it was thought possible that by the New Year others would have followed, in eluding bakers in some of tho larger centres. It was pointed out that petrol was available for any bakers wishing to resume deliveries.