PRICES FOR MEALS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27386, 11 May 1950, Page 6

PRICES FOR MEALS

Maximum Reached CITY RESTAURATEURS VIEW "I do not think that the public will stand for another increase in the price of a three-course meal,” a leading Dunedin restaurateur told the Daily Times yesterday when com- . mennng on statements which had been made the previous day by Dunedin restaurant keepers that fairly. substantial rises could be expected in the near future. He said that the increased prices of commodities such as butter, eggs, milk ■and tea would not have a great effect on the cost of supplying a substantial three-course meal, although an increase 'in the price of meat would make a higher price to the diner inevitable. ; The point of uncertainty at the •present time was the expected rise in wages and the possibility of retrospective payments to the staff, the r restaurateur said. The prices of other restaurant services, such as morning ■ and afternoon teas and suppers, would * almost certainly be increased, but it might be possible to keep the price of a three-course meal at 2s 6d. -