SHORTAGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 22 May 1942, Page 4

SHORTAGES

Shortages are experienced in everything in which the Government has any say. In a city fish shop, established as long as I can remember, the notice on the closed shop is "No fish to-day." Fishing boats that were engaged in the industry for years were suddenly refused re-licenses. The boats of returned soldiers even were refused re-licenses by Mr. Sullivan. When Mr. Sullivan's highhanded action was challenged he straight away set up a mock Court composed of the de-licensed fishermen's rivals in business and put the question to them as to whether their former competitors should be relicensed. He called it an Advisory Committee. They all replied no. What a farce! Yesterday a lady who went into a fruit shop noticed lemons marked 3d each. "What a price for lemons!" exclaimed she. The fruiterer replied, "They are imported lemons." The lady replied, "I have lemons at home rotting on the ground," and the fruiterer then said, "Madam, I would be de-licensed if I bought them from you." What a farce! Then again, take the case of chemists, long established in business, de-licensed by the same Mr. Sullivan. The question is put again to their competitors whether they be re-licensed or licensed, and their competitors agree with Mr. Sullivan in refusing to allow them to re-enter or start business.

ANTI-BUREAUCRACY.