INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15318, 14 September 1920, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press' Association.) .-.,'■ - I PALMERSTON N., - this day./ Tho Welhugtou Prico Investigation Tribunal commenced a two days' sitting here ihis morning to hear complaints of allogel unreasonably high prices. .The Fribuual is. sitting m camera, but the, .hainnan stated at lhidday that a .number of complaints had be&p. received m :-ospoct of various . cdmmoditics,-.especial-ly clothing. , The house: shortage and ligh rentals, had "also been brought : .undc'r notice. r ' . ; WELLINGTON, this day. The Air Board suggested^ to tho Minister of Defence, that some ''planes oSvned by the Government should .be . lent to a South Canterbury .syndicate which is proposing to establish an aerial mail and passenger service between Timarii, ' Dunelin and Invercargill, and between Timaru _nd. Mount Cook:- Tliese machines were presented to New Zealand by the Imperial Government, and it is considered they should not . be held iv store, since they will become obsolete. .The Govern-: ment has not made an , announcement regarding the' proposal, but some of the' machine's have been sent to Timaru for use' by a syndicate m 'making the necessary route tests. The company pays the expenses and is res_fonsible for the safety of "the machines. .•■•'•■. The Air Ministry advises that the body of flying officer Neal Fitzgerald Eagar, of New Zealand has been recovered m- Sinai, Palestine. Mr. Eagar was studying for Holy -orders, at St, John's College, Auck-/ land, when the war broke- out./ He left with the main body, but exchanged' into the R.A.F. five years ago. ' OAMARUv last night: ■- ' At a meeting of the North Otago branch 6f the -Farmers' Union; tha following resolution was carried, practically urianim.o,usly > :-?"That Armour and- Company be granted 12 nionths' : license on condition that thoy have no control of f reezing . works.!' ... •'.., -•■-..-.,,' TIIE SUAREMARKET. : WELLINGTON this day. Banks.— New Zealand; seller 5555; Union buyei' 2845,- seller - 2905; - Goldsbrouglis, buyer 475; insurance— New. Zealand, buyer, 20s Cd; South British, seUer 1975; Gear Meat Co., buyer 45s 3d;. ,Kaiapoi Co., ordinary, buyci''3ss Cd; Shariands, buyer, •305 . -0 d; Waihi Co., seller 34s' 6d.— Herald Special. ■- -•'■- '•"" Y_^__Y '•'■■•'•