FLOUR SELLING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1931, Page 2

FLOUR SELLING

MR HOLLAND’S CHARGE, (By Teleyraph—Per Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. May 20. A reply lias been made by Distributors Ltd., to the statement by Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Labour Party, regarding the price of flour. Distributors Limited have telegraphed My Holland as follows: —Concerning your charge against Distributors Ltd., in regard to the Gore bakers, we assure you that such an action as was indicated by you is absolutely contrary to our policy, and we cannot find any fnets to substantia!i -mu h a charge. Will you kindly supply u.- with details, as we are satisfied Unit you have been misinformed. We are quite prepared to give you, or your appointee, any information or assistance in inves. tigating this matter. Speaking for the Company, Mr R K. Ireland, the Chairman of Directors, said that the Company’s policy was treat all of the bakers alike. Distributors Limited were not interested in price cutting by the bakers and they had oil occasions, instructed the representatives of the Company that they must not take part in the negotiations regarding bread prices, Mr Ireland also denied that the flour millers made a large margin o! profit. He said that a reduction of £2 per ton in the price of flour, as suggested by Mr Holland, could be brought about only at the expense id the wheat growers,