BOYCOTT OF HOTELS
RAILWAYMENLS DECISION
BEER PRICE DEMAND
COST OF LIVING RISE
(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day.
Another 1700 men have decided not to drink beer or spirits until “handles,” “half handles” and .bottles are restored to their usual price. This decision was arrived at yesterday at a mass meeting of employees of ithe Otahuhu railway workshops, who decided by resolution “to protest to the Government against the present exploitation of the consuming public by 'the publicans.” The resolution also asked that publicans tshiould be brought into line with other retailers by the introduction of the Imperial pint as a standard measure, thus complying with the requirements of the Weights and Measures Act ,
In addition, ithe meeting protested against what were alleged to -be exorbitant prices charged for beer and spirits. The meeting pledged itself to refrain from frequenting hotels in Auckland' and suburbs until such time as the licensed victuallers.reconsider their decision.
A further resolution protested against .the general rise in the cost of living and demanded that the price tribunal immediately; investigate the rise in staple foodstuffs. Both resolutions were carried unanimously.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 14
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185BOYCOTT OF HOTELS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 14
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