“ABSOLUTE NONSENSE.”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3433, 12 March 1920, Page 5

“ABSOLUTE NONSENSE.”

TALKED BY MILLERS.

MR MASSEY ON PRT.’L‘ECITITII\'G. At the master bakers’ der-u'tatio:l to the Prime Minister at ‘.Velling.‘.on on Vveduesday morning Mr Clegg .\Denhard Bread Co.) state-:1 t.‘.12.t they had. been able last year so get ‘lour at £l4 10/ a ton, or con!--1 not .?1-we carried on. But this _\e:l:- the mills:-s !‘:.(i told them that they dared not sell under the Government price for fear that they would not get their W:¢r~ rants for flour. They said-—“ The Government would say, ‘You are selliizg below cost. No wonder you are selling more flour’; and they would not get the warrant.” Mr MacDonald: All nonsense! Mr Massey: I am afraid that very‘ few got flour at £l4 10/ lust year. Delegates: Oh, yes. Mr MacDonald: The :'.\'-?!‘:(3;';‘- _m-‘ice last year was £l4 15/ :1 ton. Mr Massey. The man who said that the Gcvermneu-t \x:ould inte:-t'«3re with him cutting the price was talking :Ib~ solute nonsense. We are art-:io::;< I 0 keep prices down. Mr MacDonald: We have ;~i».‘a«':i§." set our faces against a minimum price on that account.