LOWER PRICES WANTED.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1920, Page 5

LOWER PRICES WANTED.

CHE IST CHURCH WOMEN ACTIVE. A PETITION TO PARLIAMENT. By Telejraph.—Pres3 Association. Chris (church, Last Night. At a largely-attended meeting of women' this afternoon it was agreed to petition Parliament as follows: "We, the undersigned women of Cliristchurch, respectfully urge you to use every possible means through the powers vested in you to bring about a substantial reduction in the prssent excessive cost of the necessities of life."'

Miss Henderson, president of the Christchnrch branch of the National Council of Women, said the Government could and did control prices. She had noticed that the Government Statistician had stated that clothing had advanced only in proportion with food stuffs, but she considered he did not know what lie was talking about. The cost of New Zealand woollen goods was enormous, and this was the time when they were most wanted, as there must be thousands of people in the country whose vitality had been lowered by influenza. She said it was the general opinion among women that they were being exploited. Nor did the Board of Trade inspire confidence. The meeting decided that Christehureh women should form a league for the suppression of profiteering.