STRONG INDICTMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 161, 22 April 1915, Page 5

STRONG INDICTMENT.

FOODSTUFFS COMMJSSiON CHALLENGED. * A MERCHANT TENDERED EVIDENCE. SOME ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS CHRIS.TCHURCH, April 20. Replying to the statement made by the Secretary of the Foodstuffs Commission, that the Commission has never had before them any evidence of exploitation, Mr Andrew Farbairn, mer. chant, informed a "Star" reporter tha* he had gone before the Commission and produced crirlnfi documents tc show that the very day war was declared prices for feedstuff's ha.-] been, rdronccd from 10 to 90 per cant, on 3'crds that carrier! re increased cost whatever. Ho t'eo gav P evidence prov, ing that if lm firm reise.d prices to the sareo extent ns competitors hi" additional profitts in one month's trading at leapt ic His fim hp.r] never c-hargjed these excessive prig.nd ye* it'-' profits, ?■ el li ;■>."■ nnr'or „ 0 ..„ n ,,j sinn? •»y < mrm on "e----•""n l . r-f the vrar. ?t le«.sf, en»aJ to *-=Vsr r{ ' vobv--.. He h»d ir-d-D ''■•■:-<\:cr/ fiprdi'-ation tn the Commis- '!'" Cor n rcov rf ins evis]©no<\ but SPORTING!* ! rejjj Assff.iati()'.i.—Oopyvig:;}. Is? ••-";-• Kn?'d!; ■ :"'':• :'r 1 KH • ", Rn'r • ■ ?. f ■ F'v- ■:- -\- ■•::-"33. Ti".! C 1.54. » ■