“BEER WAR” EXTENDED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 29 August 1939, Page 16

“BEER WAR” EXTENDED

HARBOUR BOARD WORKERS AUCKLAND DECISION IMPERIAL PINT DEMAND (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. A decision (to boycott the 'hotels and 1 breweries jas a protest against the recent rase in the price of beer .following Government taxation, was made at a meeting of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Harbour Boards’ -Employees’ Union. After considerable discussion the following resolution was passed:— "That the Auckland branch ,of the Now Zealand Harbour Boards’ Employees’ Union strongly protests against the increase in the price of beer, and that full support be given to the Otahuhu railway -workshops employees in demanding that the publicans be brought into line with other retailers by the introduction of the Imperial pint as a standard measure in compliance with the requirements of It-he Weights and Measures Act; that this -branch pledges itself to give full support to all other .industrial organisations by refraining from frequenting any breweries and hotels in Auckland city and suburbs, -and that members of this organisation will' view very seriously any member acting in any way contrary to t'he spirit and the letter of this resolution,”

A rider was added in which the meeting held that “in view of the enormous -profits shown by -the breweries last year, there is no justification for the increase” and’ that “we also -find that the brewers are not only passing on to the public the full 6d a gallon tax, but are also, making an additional profit out of the same tax.”