DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF FLOUR TO WANGANUI

Wanganui Chronicle, 9 November 1950, Page 5

DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF FLOUR TO WANGANUI

NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night (OC). —Serious flour shortages in the North Island were mainly the result of lack of storage space at Wellington, stated the president of the Wa'nganuiTaranaki Master Bakers' Association, Mr. G. A. Carter, Stratford, yesterday, following a meeting of the latter association. Flour shipped from Auckland to Stratford, Wanganui and New Plymouth was unloaded at Raglan, taken by road to Frankton Junction and railed back to Wellington. Because congestion of Wellington sheds caused this delay, extra cost was met by the Government. Referring to the increase in the price of bread, Mr. Carter said that before the lifting of the subsidy on flour the price per ton was £l2 7s 6d, which had now increased to £24 7s 6d. This meant a corresnonding increase of 2d a loaf in the price of bread with 1410 loaves to the ton of flour. That was the result of a Government order, but since then part of the subsidy had been reintroduced. As it was only £1 14s 9d a ton, however, which was not even Id a loaf, it could scarcely be classed as “a secret subsidy." The only way the public could buy a 21b. loaf of bread was to pay cash when ordering it. The tireadmaking Industry Control Order provided for a lib. 12oz. loaf of raised pan sandwich and barracouta split variety only. Officers elected at the meeting were: President, Mr. G. A. Carter; vice-president, Mr. W. S. N. Rennie (Wanganui); executive, Messrs. E. C. Nodder (New Plymouth), T. Nelson (Inglewood), J. Lee, G. Hamilton and W. S. H. Newsome (Wanganui); member to represent the association at the New Zealand Council, Mr. G. A. Carter.