ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 5 August 1920, Page 6

ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug." 3‘

Casesin which Mr Collins, secretmy of the Board of Trade, laid inforlu:L

tious again certain Christchurch and Lyttelton‘ firms were listed for v]le:u'ing to—d':ly at the Chl'isfchlll'ch Magistln-fc’s Court. The charges were as t'ullows:— I Aitchinsolt Stoans 00., I.'t<l.,‘ general importers and mzulufn.ctul'e:*.~:’ agents, I were cllargcd- (1) on Jaxmary 16th they t did sell to W. E. aDonnothoJ'no one -thousand Clarence cigzirettcs at :1 pl‘icc_, namely 62/2 per thousand, which was unreasonably high, contrary to Statute; (2) a. sinlilar sale to B. Cuira; (3) on January 17 :1, similar sale to J. Kent; (4) on January 17 £2. simi‘.ar ~ sale to 15. Hurley; (5) on Jtuuuary 15th :1. sinlilul' sale to E. Jones ;6) ‘on Jzmu— 4 ary 19th {L similar sale to Mrs Williams. ‘

Bcnjamlns, Ltd., gencral~ merchants, Gl11'i.s“:c11111'c1i, more -c»lla,l'_gcq mat. zou Jullll:u‘y 6th they sold 500 Cl:ll'(‘l1C8 |cig-Moirtes to HuTs4ton and Skinner at f U2/2 per t.housa.ud. . Bernzlrd Dal'by_. trading as Wallace and CO,, cherriist, Christchurch, was ciiurged with selfifig to Robert E. .-\le.\'ullder half :1 gallon of borul at a price unreasonably high, 'na.moly 45/, contrary -to Statute. Forbes, Lt-.d., ii-onmongers, Lyttelton, were charged that they olfereci to sell Leslie Arthur Turner and -Henry Voy-‘ ace rabbit traps at 37/ per dozen, which was unreasonably high, contrary to Statilte.

The hearing‘ of the cases was ad journcd till August 31.“