COST OF LIVING.
A CONCLUSIVE TEST. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Wednesday. A test of New Zealand tinned articles by the Cost of Living Commission resulted in the discovery that a 2lb tin of biscuits contained only lib 70z.; a lib. tin of jam only 130z.; a lib tin of baking powder 140z.; and a %lb. tin of pepper 2%0z. When the goods were bought they were asked for by weight. English tinned goods were found to contain faill weight.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 322, 11 July 1912, Page 8
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79COST OF LIVING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 322, 11 July 1912, Page 8
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