COST OF LIVING
A STRIKING COMPARISON
NEW ZEALAND'S ENVIABLE
POSITION
In his address at the "Wellington Town Hall on Tuesday evening, the Prime Minister quoted the follow.ng interesting figures showing New Zealand's position in regard to the cost of living as compared with that in other countries: — Percentage of increase in the ';ost: of living, taken- from the British Board ot Trade Labour Gazette,"' j "Canadian Labour Gazette," "Com- j monwealth Labour Bulletin," and ihe monthly abstract of statistics (Government Statistician, New Zealand)1 Austria. 211.6; Germany, 110.5; United Kingdom, 102.0; Norway, i |44-0; Sweden, 77.0; Holland, 91.0; united States, 41.0; Canada, 44.0; Australia, 29.0; New Zealand, 27.4. Since the war commenced sugar has been dealt with by arrangement L»et'ie Government and the Colonial sugar Company. This arrange-1 i,n?l Ji n^ ures people of New Zea-1 ntlipr r nn' 1 * 2 s PSar cheaper than anv I the world, as the fnlU fid; Soath 2nsi *31; oill BriVl ' ixl i-S-od, New York, £20.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16149, 1 March 1918, Page 6
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