COST OF LIVING
INQUIRY TO BE HELD INTO RISE Bv Telegraph Pies.*- Associatin' WELLINGTON. July 8. The Minister of Labour (Hon. H. T. Armstrong) reiterate- that the Government is determined to stop undue increases in the cost of living. He made special reference to Wellington restaurants increasing the price of meals by 20 per cent, and said it was out of all proportion to the increase in costs brought by legislation. There would be a full inquiry into rising costs, and he would say that Wellington restaurants would come under review.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19360709.2.58
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20465, 9 July 1936, Page 8
Word Count
91COST OF LIVING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20465, 9 July 1936, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in