THE PRICE OF BREAD.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1920, Page 4

THE PRICE OF BREAD.

DEARER AND STRICTLY CASH, DECISION OP LOCAL BAKERS. Owing to the rise in the price of flour, also to the new terras imposed by the millers providing for cash being paid within seven days (instead of an average credit of six weeks as heretofore), the master bakers of New Plymouth have been compelled to raise the price of bread, and, to save the peedless work and expense of keeping a lot of small accounts on their books, have deeded, as from to-day, that bread will be sold only for cash on delivery. As this decision has involved giving the ■ carters strict injunctions not to deliver bread without payment for-sum, master bakers hope the customers will (all in with the arrangement and say on di* * livery, «~w

CHRISTCHURCH JOINS IN PROTEST. Christehurch, March 6". The Canterbury Master Bakers' Association ha» decided not to accept the new bread prices. It has given notice to the public accordingly. Tha present of the association '«ay. the Board of Trade had pmiowly givm eenu-offleial aasurancea to bak«» that they could go ahead on the basis of is per four-pound loaf. Tfco bakers Wed iM that they h * Ve bMJI "■*** The president stated that the bakers do not intend to bake bread at the ofhcial price fixed.

AUCKLAND ACCEPTS UNDER PROTEST, T Auckland, Moron B. , In regard to bread prices, the «e» retary of the Auckland Master B*W Assertion ■**« that the KK ments new prices have been aop«nted under protest, and, pending »3ff t.on« with Cabinet, he Seelined toR any further statement until e defalte decision had been reached