ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 July 1920, Page 5

ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

CHRISTCHURCH PROSECUTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. informations alleging breaches of the anti-profiteering section of the Board of Trade Act 1919 have been laid against two Christchurch firms, a Lyttelton firm and a Christchurch chemist by the secretary of the local Price Investigation Tribunal. Six of the nine informations have been laid against a firm of tobacco importers and fancy goods merchants, and all relate to alleged unreasonably high prices charged for Clarence cigarettes. Another firm of merchants is being proceeded against on a similar charge in respect of the same brand of cigarettes. A local chemist is being proceeded against for having, TF is alleged. charged an unreasonably high price for a “Winchester” (half a gallon) of Borol. This is a proprietary line used as a mouth wash and disinfectant The Lyttelton firm is to he called up to answer"a charge of selling rabbit traps at a price alleged to be unreasonably high.