ALSATIAN DOG BILL
PETROL FIRM’S PROFITS UPPER HOUSE QUESTIONS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. When the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon, the Alsatian Dog Bill, 1939, was introduced by the Hon. C. J. Carrington (Auckland) and read the first time. The Hon. J. A. McCullough (Canterbury) asked the Leader of the council, the Hon. D. Wilson, whether the Government’s attention had been drawn to the report of the Associated Petrol Company, that, preference shareholders had been paid 10 per cent and ordinary shareholders 150 per cent, and if the Government would take steps to deal with unreasonable profits. Mr. Wilson said the Government was aware of the position and had instituted inquiries.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19994, 20 July 1939, Page 5
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113ALSATIAN DOG BILL Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19994, 20 July 1939, Page 5
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