PRICE OF FOOD
MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 1914 TRIBUNALS TO INVESTIGATE PROFITEERING (By Telegraph-Press Asßomtion-Copyricht (Kec. July 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 15. M'r. G. H. Roberts (Minister of Food) says the price or food between July, I'M and 1919 rose 109 per cent—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. (Kec. July Iti, S.lO p.m.) London, July 15. Tho Government proposes to t-stablibh a national system of local tribunals in Britain to investigate profiteering and to deal with all cases.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ACTION BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT (Kec. July lli, 10.40 p.m.) Paris, ,1 illy 15. In order to bring down Ike cost of living, the Government is electing wooden booths for the sale of food-stuffs, organising cheap restaurants throughout Fiance, and selling to co-operative societies stocks of food which have been accumulated for army purposes. Iks' Govenrmeut is also creating a special police forco to track down profiteers. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 251, 17 July 1919, Page 5
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147PRICE OF FOOD Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 251, 17 July 1919, Page 5
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