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(Pee United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, October 23. ■The Auckland City Council, having exhausted every means in New Zealand to fioat an electricity loan of £50,000 at stper cent, without success, resolved to ask the Hon. Mr Massey on his visit to Auckland next month to receive a deputation asking authority from Parliament to five local bodies power to pay a higher rate on their debentures than 5A ner cent The prosecution of an A'uckland' chemist on a charge of profiteering has been recommended to tho Board of Trade by the Prices Investigation Tribunal. A charge of 2s 6d was made for a small bottle of medicine said to be similar to that, purchased by the tribunal s representative from other chemists for 6d.
WELLINGTON, October 23. A meeting of representatives of Labour organisations passed a resolution endorsing the action of the Trades Council, recommending the demand for an immediate increase of wages to compensate for the increase in the pnee of butter, arid suggesting a monster demonstration to jjroteofc
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18075, 25 October 1920, Page 5
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