WHEAT AND FLOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22808, 18 February 1936, Page 10

WHEAT AND FLOUR

THE STABILISATION SCHEME STATEMENT BY MINISTER (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON. February 17. Since the announcement of the Government's wheat and flour stabilisation scheme there has been an agitation that the Government should go further and fix the retail price of flour, the argument being advanced by sections of the retail trade that price-cutting in flour has had a detrimental effect ou their business. The point waß referred to the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr D. G. Sullivan, and he indicated it was his intention to review that aspect of the matter, but not immediately. The Minister said the Government had not set out to deal with all the side issues. A large number of suggestions had been presented to the Government for fixing prices, but all it had done so far was to fix the price of wheat and flour to the bakers. For instance, the price of special kinds of bread had not been fixed nor the cost of delivery. For the present the Government was confining itself to the consolidation of what had already been done, and there was a vast amount ot work in that. Other matters would come up later for attention. At present there were fully 50 questions to be attended to. AUCKLAND FLOURMILL SALES AND CLERICAL STAFFS NOTICE OF DISMISSAL (Peb United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 17. Practically the whole of the sales and clerical staffs of the Northern Roller Milling Company, Ltd, have received notice of dismissal following the Government's new policy of controlling the output of flour mills. It is, however, hoped that this measure will be purely formal as it is uxpected that the men will be absorbed by the Wheat Committee, which will require a staff. No action has been taken by Bycrofts, Limited, the other principal Auckland flour mill.