BAKERS STATE THEIR CASE

Chronicle (Levin), 9 October 1947, Page 7

BAKERS STATE THEIR CASE

• +> increased bread price may be deeerred WELLINGTON, Oct. 8. The New Zealand Federation oi Balters aiid Pastrycooks received sueh a favourabiv hearing from the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Hon. A. H. Nordmever, to tlieir deputation today tliat they inay not hnd it neeessary to put into efl'ect the resolution passed at the conference on Monday, to increase the price of bread as from October 17. When the conference resumed after having seen the Minister this afte'rnoon, the ehairman, Mr. T. H. MeKen/.ie (Invercargill), said they had now to decide what they were going to do al>out the resolution they had earried. He vvould like to know whefher they intended to formulate a policy or not. Mr. H. E. Fairey (Wellington) said they had received a good hearing from [the Minister that afternoon but they had received just as good a hearing a inonth ago and nothing had resulted. Mr. W. >S. N. Rennie (Wanganui) moved that a statement of the interview witli Ihe Minister covering the niatters discussed by representatives of the industrv — increased costs ' of bread wrapping at the bakery, poor •quality of the 80 per cent. extraction of fiour and the need for an early reversiou to Ihe foriner extraction 'rate ot 71-72 per cent., egg pulp supplies anu prices and lack of supplies of dried fruit — be handed to the press. The resolution was earried. Mr. Fairey then moved: "That in jview of further infonnation gained ! and tlie fair hearing given bv the Minister to the large Dominion deputation tuni the Minister's statement that he I fully realised the serious position in [ whi'-h ihe industrv had been placed owiug to the increased costs position to j date and that the Government vvill deaJ 1 with tlie reeommendations of the Price j Tribunal in the most urgent manner . possilile, the industrv hopes it vvill not ' be |>l;tced in the position of having to 1 put into efl'ect the resolution passed on ! Monday in counection with inereasing [ tlie price of bread, on October 17." j Tlie niotion was seconded by Mr. J. (), Bouiface (Palmerston North) and earried. Mr. Fairey and Mr. C. E. 'CresswolJ were appointed to eontuct tlie Minister ! as sniiii as possilile after Thursdav of | nexl week to inquire wliat progress had j been iitiide regarding all the malters | wliieli had been raised by the deputation.