BOARD OF TRADE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19876, 18 February 1920, Page 8

BOARD OF TRADE

CHRISTCHURCH SITTING. CONFERENCES TO-DAY. SUGAR, CEMENT ANDFLOUR Tho Bonnl of Tr.ulo to-day liad a, • onlon'iir.. with (ilirintchurdi I’rmrcbants ns 10 iii«i(.liod« of distributing sugar. In ilio North Island tlm hoard lias nimbi Kpo'dal arran;o:nnnils to amid tlio duplinaiion of orders In grocers to inorohantH. I),v w Ill' ll l onio yromrs obtain an adranta;.o! over 01d,.05. Jdaeli ;/roi;cr in W i llinoton, /or instanoo, (riven bi.s orders in cortain nicrdiants, who tee, f liat none ol tlio moors baa an undue advantajro, Tlio board is infonm.-d of Dio mondiants oaob r;rocnr nominal.on, and in I bat way baa a dork on Tlio dm- ! jiiinition. Ibo Obrisiolinndi niorobanls 1 aavo arianood ;i - r , bomo under wbiib MD'ar ba-; bo,;n allotlod to ;! i, a • oniiiillation bi'i.wnmt all tbo triorobanls ooiiooniorl. Tbo board now is aonsidoniiK idiot bor Ibo \Vollin»ton niotbod i-bonld bo introdnood 7ntyi I brisidnirob or wboibor tlio jiro.sont 1 nioiilnid boro t.bonld bo oonddorod. It ft oy.|)ooiod that il n, i-. .shown l.bat tins pro:,out mol bod n, Kilihlmtorv and lair to all proor-rs, it will not be‘interfered nub. Ibo board lias not ;.(>(. divns>-'od (bn "■inonl, sborlapo v.nh '(ibrisiobiirdi i-iii-v-' , 'd l <"'- I' tmliteh that tlio aborlapo U parlionlarly anile boro. 'f bis k- ‘at in<.utf.J to tbo delay of Ibo s(earnor ■lobn Will, wipphoa, blit it 11am arranged ior Ibo ooinoiil oompanios 1,, f ,nppl v tbo <ln islrbiin b niarki‘l, and il, is Impr-d (dial m the noar (ninro nrjo-nt domandK wil bo loot by a onrpo by llio .l..hn from 1 •oblon Hay, Nelson. Tboro will bo only a Mnall rpiaiit i( y in that oarpo, but, anotbor (■--..■1, u.tli a larpor .piantity. ! K ~d "-''fod_ Ip lijii day,-. Tbo board lias diroctod Idle cement eoinpanies to |/U'e prelorr-noe in (be lollouinp order, " Bull, it 100, boon informed, will bo ’la iol 1\ observed by tln* oompanios: (I) Wal.erwm ke, sanitary works, bospHals, urgent, I lovormnonl, rerjuimmuiln lor public works and railways. (■!) \\ ui l'.ero' dwellings and dwcdlimei m proy,ros,s and to bo darted, not, exroodmp jydOdt in cos I. Under tins bead may lie included reasonable supplies In lib\ block and pipe faclorios. ,1) I'looy.iiip works, and slorep, for pfodnoe, dairy faot„rion, bridpes ;|||( ] enlverls lor tbo purpose of openiim up tel Idomontf, ' (li Hnblio works, railways, municipal ami oilier local bodies lor works absololelv necessary /or I lie community in lyiiorid. </') ('ornplei inn of jobs a), presonl, lindor way, oonliiipcnt upon the preoodmp i<* lll l piiMipraplm Itavinp proferciiee. nil World, in poiiornl, imdodjii!/ bouses •‘ostirip over ,1!‘_'IKI0, Tile boar 1 m conferring; « iib floor iiiilltM hj Hum ut It riioon. It Inn, received |iniefie;,llv IK , eh,a ryes ol fit .si) loei inp in ( 'lirid.elnircb.